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2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree 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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for dance majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina School of the Arts to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Dance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the dance majors at the school.

Read full report on Dance at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#3

Elon University

Elon, NC

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Elon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in North Carolina. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Read full report on Dance at East Carolina University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for dance students working on their bachelor’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

About 89% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Dance at Appalachian State University Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree dance programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Dance at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#7

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem 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. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree dance programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Dance at Duke University

#10

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

Johnson C Smith University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JCSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges 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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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