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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$33,301 Avg Salary

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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the dance majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 83% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in dance at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree dance programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dance students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 250
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 58
New Mexico 9

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 8 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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