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.
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2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRU are $10,507 per year. Dance majors at SRU take out an average of $26,561 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.
Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Messiah undergraduate students pay an average of $38,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend La Roche University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, La Roche is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
La Roche undergraduate students pay an average of $31,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Point Park are $35,610 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $472, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Muhlenberg College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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.
DeSales University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeSales are $41,000 per year.
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 school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UArts are $48,530 per 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.
With a ranking of #9, Mercyhurst University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mercyhurst are $42,680 per year.
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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.
Best Value Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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