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Doctor’s Degrees in Dance

8 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in dance. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 50% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 12.5% of dance graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dance Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned their doctor's degree in dance. This makes it the 229th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dance at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,676
Master’s Degree 245
Associate Degree 216
Basic Certificate 90
Undergraduate Certificate 49
Doctor’s Degree 8
Graduate Certificate 4

Earnings of Dance Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for dance majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in dance. About 62.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3
Women 5
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dance doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 4 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in dance. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

#1

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
3 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of California - Riverside tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for dance majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Each year, around 26,400 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,442 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,442 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 doctor's degrees were handed out to dance majors at UCR. Of these students, 67% were women and 33% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

3 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Ohio State University - Main Campus tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for dance majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 61,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,018 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,560 per year. The dance program at Ohio State University - Main Campus awarded 3 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. About 33% of this group were women, and 33% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Temple University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in dance. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $16,488 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $17,388 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 people received their doctor's degree in dance from Temple. About 100% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Texas Woman's University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in dance. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,616 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,112 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 people received their doctor's degree in dance from TWU. About 100% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to dance that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 1,327
Fine & Studio Arts 160
Drama & Theater Arts 69
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 46
General Visual & Performing Arts 32

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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