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2023 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$33,301 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Master's Degree School for You

Dance is the #161 most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the dance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Dance

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dance students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
Virginia 69
North Carolina 125
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.

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 6 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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