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2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$31,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,760 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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

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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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very 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 large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a 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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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

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#7

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Luther 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 #7 on the list. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Luther are $46,760 a year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $28,023 per year.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

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.

Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Washington University in St Louis 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. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 37
Minnesota 35
Kansas 5
Iowa 28
Nebraska 3

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 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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