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2023 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for dance majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for dance students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at High Point University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

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#6

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College 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 Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
Virginia 69
Florida 117
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 14
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 17
Arkansas 8
Alabama 56
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 1

One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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