2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Dance Master's Degree School for You
Dance is the #133 most popular major in New York with 351 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York 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 New York
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Most Popular New York Schools for a Master's in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for dance students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 86% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 14% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in New York. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Sarah Lawrence College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bronxville.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purchase College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 290 |
| Maryland | 30 |
| New Jersey | 92 |
| District of Columbia | 14 |
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 7 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.