2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Dance Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dance was ranked #161 in the country. In fact 3,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
About 67% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 33% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Women make up 67% of the dance majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the dance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 97 |
| Ohio | 103 |
| Illinois | 37 |
| Indiana | 55 |
| Wisconsin | 49 |
Dance Related Majors
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 6 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.