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2023 Best Dance Schools in the New England Region

12 Colleges
$21,390 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Dance Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Dance Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Dance Schools

#1

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Our analysis found Smith College to be the best school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Dance Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

The excellent programs at Middlebury College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the New England Region . Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Middlebury.

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#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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Berklee College of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dance students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, dance majors at Berklee College of Music accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Salem State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Dance Schools in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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#8

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Keene State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Dance Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Dance Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Rhode Island College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Dance Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 113
Connecticut 22
New Hampshire 3
Maine 6
Rhode Island 13
Vermont 14

More Dance Rankings in the New England Region

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 12 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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