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2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$39,721 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,760 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor'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.

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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the dance bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater State University the best value school in the New England Region for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.

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#3

Keene State College

Keene, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keene State are $24,994 per year.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree 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.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $25,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Smith are $56,114 per year.

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#7

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree dance programs. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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Berklee College of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dance students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Berklee College of Music undergraduate students pay an average of $46,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #9, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year.

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#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dance students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.

Middlebury undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middlebury also is in the top 20% of our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools 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

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.

  • 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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