2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 250 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #139 most popular major in Texas.
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.
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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year. Dance majors at TWU take out an average of $20,906 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at Texas State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,693. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $184.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in Texas. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, dance graduates from SHSU carry an average student debtload of $25,204.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SHSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at UH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,363.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #6 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,128.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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The University of Texas at El Paso 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. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree dance programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.
UT Austin also made our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Dance Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Dance Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 88 |
| Oklahoma | 58 |
| New Mexico | 9 |
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Majors Related to Dance
Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 13 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.