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2023 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 69 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #153 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance

#1

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Shenandoah University the best school in Virginia for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Dance majors at GMU take out an average of $21,042 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU 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
North Carolina 125
Florida 117
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 14
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 17
Arkansas 8
Alabama 56
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 1

Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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