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2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,760 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 69 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #153 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

Radford University

Radford, VA

Our analysis found Radford University to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $13,119 per year. Dance majors at GMU take out an average of $21,042 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Dance at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great value for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Shenandoah undergraduate students pay an average of $34,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
North Carolina 125
Florida 117
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 14
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 17
Arkansas 8
Alabama 56
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 1

Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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