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Best Dance Schools in Washington

2023 Best Dance Schools in Washington

4 Colleges
$16,591 Avg Salary
$24,974 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance School for You

With 53 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #154 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Dance Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Dance Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for dance majors pursuing a .

Top Washington Schools in Dance

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in Washington for dance students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Dance Schools in Washington list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Cornish College of the Arts helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, dance graduates from Cornish College of the Arts take out $24,974 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 483
Oregon 20
Nevada 30
Hawaii 4

More Dance Rankings in Washington

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.

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