2023 Best Value Dance Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance School for You
Dance is the #154 most popular major in Wisconsin with 49 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Dance
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $8,874 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Eau Claire also is in the top 20% of our Best Dance Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for dance students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #1 for overall quality for dance in Wisconsin.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for dance students. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $9,610 per year. Dance majors at UWM take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Request InformationBest Value Dance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 97 |
| Ohio | 103 |
| Illinois | 37 |
| Indiana | 55 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.