2023 Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in the Plains States Region for dance students working on their master’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 graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.
Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.
WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest Dance Colleges by State
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 2 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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