Dance at Winthrop University

If you are interested in studying dance, you may want to check out the program at Winthrop University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and has a total student population of 5,576. In 2021, 10 dance majors received their bachelor's degree from Winthrop.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

Winthrop Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

Winthrop Dance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dance programs across the country. The following shows how Winthrop performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dance major at Winthrop is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Dance Schools	69
Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89

How Much Do Dance Graduates from Winthrop Make?

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Winthrop is $22,670. This is 5% higher than $21,579, which is the national average for all dance bachelor's degree recipients.

Dance Student Demographics at Winthrop

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Winthrop University.

Winthrop Dance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 dance majors earned their bachelor's degree from Winthrop. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Winthrop University with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Winthrop also has a doctoral program available in dance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Music
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	800	$61,680

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.