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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in Oregon

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With 20 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #182 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Dance Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Oregon to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the most popular school in Oregon for dance students. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in Oregon list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

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#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in Oregon list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for dance students. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#4

Reed College

Portland, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reed College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Reed is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 483
Washington 53
Nevada 30
Hawaii 4

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

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 5 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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