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Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges
$21,760 Avg Salary
$24,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #150 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dance program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in dance at WMU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#3

Hope College

Holland, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Hope College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in Michigan. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Women make up 91% of the dance majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

About 70% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 80% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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#8

Alma College

Alma, MI

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

About 50% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Michigan - Flint ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

With a ranking of #10, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 103
Illinois 37
Indiana 55
Wisconsin 49

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 10 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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