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Finding the Best Dance Associate Degree School for You

Dance is the #161 most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dance program at each school on the list.

Check out the dance associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in the United States for dance students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 4% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in dance at QCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 22% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for dance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Beaver County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great place for dance students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Dean College

Franklin, MA

Dean College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Franklin.

Women make up 71% of the dance majors at the school.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the dance majors at the school.

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#10

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree dance programs. American River is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Women make up 50% of the dance majors at the school.

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#10

Folsom Lake College

Folsom, CA

Folsom Lake College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree dance programs. Located in the small city of Folsom, Folsom Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in dance at Folsom Lake, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#10

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

With a ranking of #10, Modesto Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their associate degree. MJC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Modesto.

Women make up 67% of the dance majors at the school.

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El Paso Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the dance majors at the school.

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#10

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

Mt. San Antonio College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools ranking. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Of the 6 students majoring in dance at Mt. SAC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Dance Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
15 Casper College Casper, WY
15 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
15 Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
15 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
15 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Dance

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 25 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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