2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dance was ranked #161 in the country. In fact 3,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year. On average, dance graduates from Iowa take out $22,442 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Kansas 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. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Luther College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.
Luther undergraduate students pay an average of $46,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,023 in tuition and fees each year.
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Webster University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.
WUSTL also made our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
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Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 37 |
| Minnesota | 35 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Iowa | 28 |
| Nebraska | 3 |
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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 11 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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