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2023 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges
$21,760 Avg Salary
$24,480 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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 fairly 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 city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Full Dance at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small 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.

Read full report on Dance at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Dance at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

With a ranking of #7, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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 fairly large public school located in the small 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 very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Read full report on Dance at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

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 small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Dance at Western Michigan University

Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Ohio 103
Illinois 37
Indiana 55
Wisconsin 49

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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