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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in Texas

22 Colleges
$25,626 Avg Salary
$23,542 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance School for You

With 250 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #139 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Dance Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Colleges.

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the most popular school in Texas for dance students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Dance majors at Texas State take out an average of $22,417 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $184.

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The excellent programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, dance majors at TWU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

After completing their degree, dance graduates from SHSU carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dance programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, dance graduates from UNT carry an average student debt load of $24,250.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dance students. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dance programs. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dance programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 58
New Mexico 9

Dance is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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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