2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You
Dance is the #108 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 290 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for dance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SRU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,507 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Dance majors at SRU take out an average of $26,561 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Messiah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Messiah are $38,370 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at La Roche University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, La Roche is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Roche are $31,570 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Point Park undergraduate students pay an average of $35,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $472, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Muhlenberg College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree dance programs. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Allentown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Muhlenberg are $56,565 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, DeSales University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
DeSales undergraduate students pay an average of $41,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The University of the Arts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree dance programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
UArts undergraduate students pay an average of $48,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $807.
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Mercyhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mercyhurst are $42,680 a year.
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Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 351 |
| Maryland | 30 |
| New Jersey | 92 |
| District of Columbia | 14 |
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Dance Related Majors for Dance
One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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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