2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Dance 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Dance Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dean College the most popular school in the New England Region for dance students. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Dance majors at Dean College take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $838, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, dance graduates from Berklee College of Music carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Connecticut College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the New England Region . Conn College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of New London.
University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Bennington College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dance programs. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bennington.
Mount Holyoke College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region ranking. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hadley.
Smith College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.
Best Dance Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 113 |
| Connecticut | 22 |
| New Hampshire | 3 |
| Maine | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 13 |
| Vermont | 14 |
Majors Related to Dance
One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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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