2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You
Dance is the #161 most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for dance majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 94% of the dance majors at the school.
Dance majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $19,165 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the dance majors at the school.
On average, dance graduates from CSULB take out $18,142 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 74% of the dance majors at the school.
Out of the 35 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.
About 96% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 4% are male.
For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $643.
Out of the 35 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the dance majors at the school.
Out of the 35 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in dance at UCSB, 19% are male and 81% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, dance graduates from UCSB carry an average student debt load of $19,195.
With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 21 students majoring in dance at USC, 52% are male and 48% are female.
University of California - Riverside came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in dance at UCR, 20% are male and 80% are female.
With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Best Dance Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 483 |
Washington | 53 |
Oregon | 20 |
Nevada | 30 |
Hawaii | 4 |
Majors Related to 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 |
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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 26 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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