2023 Best Value Dance Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance School for You
With 53 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #154 most popular major in Washington.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Dance Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which 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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for dance students. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WWU are $8,703 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.
UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Dance Schools in Washington list.
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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornish College of the Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornish College of the Arts are $35,486 per year. On average, dance graduates from Cornish College of the Arts take out $24,974 in student loans while working on their degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 483 |
| Oregon | 20 |
| Nevada | 30 |
| Hawaii | 4 |
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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 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.
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