2023 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dance was ranked #161 in the country. In fact 3,288 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average amount in student loans that dance majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,545.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
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Grand Valley State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree dance programs. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dance students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
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Western Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 97 |
| Ohio | 103 |
| Illinois | 37 |
| Indiana | 55 |
| Wisconsin | 49 |
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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 25 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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