2023 Best Dance Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Dance Associate Degree School for You
Dance is the #161 most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Dance Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the dance associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Schools for an Associate in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named Scottsdale Community College the best school in the United States for dance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on this year’s best schools for dance students working on their associate degree. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the city of San Diego.
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Dean College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Franklin.
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Dance Related Rankings by Major
Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Dance
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.
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