2023 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dance 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 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 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.
Top 10 Best Dance Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very 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 10% of all schools on our Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at Iowa take out is $26,068.
Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for dance students. 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. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at UMN Twin Cities take out is $19,500.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dance programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dance majors at KU take out is $24,000.
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Luther College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dance programs. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah.
Luther undergraduate students pay an average of $46,760 in tuition and fees each year.
Luther also claimed a spot on our Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dance students. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMKC are $28,023 a year.
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Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.
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St Olaf College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
St. Olaf undergraduate students pay an average of $52,670 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Olaf also did well on our Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 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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