2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Dance School for You
In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 North Carolina
Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.
Top 10 Most Popular Dance Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in North Carolina for dance students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Dance majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.
While working on their degree, dance majors at UNCSA accumulate an average of around $23,676 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Elon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Dance majors at ECU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
Dance majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Meredith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Salem College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dance programs. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
Johnson C Smith University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JCSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 56 |
| Virginia | 69 |
| Florida | 117 |
| Tennessee | 9 |
| Kentucky | 14 |
| South Carolina | 36 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Alabama | 56 |
| Mississippi | 32 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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 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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