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2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$38,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,760 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #220 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for dance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Dance

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,545.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #2 for overall quality for dance in Illinois.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia College Chicago is a great value for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $27,786 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, dance majors at Columbia accumulate an average of around $28,179 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $444, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

Full Dance at Loyola University Chicago Report

Best Value Dance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Ohio 103
Indiana 55
Wisconsin 49

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 4 schools only.

  • 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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