2023 Best Value Dance Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dance School for You
In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Dance Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Dance Schools in North Carolina
Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Dance
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year. Dance majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year. While working on their degree, dance majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for dance students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a great value for dance students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCSA are $8,941 a year. Dance majors at UNCSA take out an average of $23,676 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year. On average, dance graduates from UNC Greensboro take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Greensboro also did well on our Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dance programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Duke are $60,244 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for dance in North Carolina.
High Point University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dance programs. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at High Point are $39,752 a year.
Meredith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Meredith are $41,224 per year.
Meredith also claimed a spot on our Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Best Value Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 56 |
| Virginia | 69 |
| Florida | 117 |
| Tennessee | 9 |
| Kentucky | 14 |
| South Carolina | 36 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Alabama | 56 |
| Mississippi | 32 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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Dance Related Majors for Dance
One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 8 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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