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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$33,301 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Master'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.

The Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

Check out the dance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in dance at CSULB, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in dance at SMC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Dance at University of California - Irvine Report

#4

Mills College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in dance at Mills, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Institute of the Arts is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia.

About 67% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 3 students majoring in dance at UW Seattle, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 483
Washington 53
Oregon 20
Nevada 30
Hawaii 4

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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