A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | 80 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Point Park University | 62 | 6% | $46,090 |
| 3 | The Ailey School | 58 | 100% | $33,705 |
| 4 | Dean College | 51 | 14% | $58,770 |
| 5 | The University of the Arts | 48 | 11% | $67,741 |
| 6 | SUNY at Purchase College | 46 | 4% | $26,982 |
| 7 | Montclair State University | 41 | 1% | $31,704 |
| 8 | University of California-Irvine | 41 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 39 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 10 | Texas State University | 39 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 11 | Oklahoma City University | 36 | 4% | $44,172 |
| 12 | California State University-Long Beach | 34 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 32 | 12% | $22,112 |
| 14 | The University of Alabama | 30 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 15 | Pace University | 29 | 1% | $66,499 |
| 16 | SUNY College at Brockport | 29 | 1% | $24,608 |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 29 | 1% | $21,297 |
| 18 | Chapman University | 28 | 1% | $73,182 |
| 19 | Texas Woman's University | 27 | 1% | $20,272 |
| 20 | University of Utah | 27 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 21 | Columbia College Chicago | 27 | 2% | $45,644 |
| 22 | University of California-Los Angeles | 26 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 23 | University of Arizona | 25 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 25 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 24 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 26 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 24 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 27 | Berklee College of Music | 23 | 2% | $65,144 |
| 28 | Fordham University | 23 | 1% | $74,265 |
| 29 | University at Buffalo | 22 | 0% | $27,758 |
| 30 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 22 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 31 | Kennesaw State University | 21 | 0% | $25,773 |
| 32 | Western Michigan University | 21 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 33 | Wayne State University | 21 | 0% | $27,157 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg College | 21 | 4% | $67,535 |
| 35 | George Mason University | 21 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 36 | Jacksonville University | 20 | 2% | $54,868 |
| 37 | The Juilliard School | 20 | 7% | $65,610 |
| 38 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 20 | 0% | $23,694 |
| 39 | Temple University | 20 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 40 | Florida State University | 19 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 41 | Hollins University | 19 | 9% | $55,655 |
| 42 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 19 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 43 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 18 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 44 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 18 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 45 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 18 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 46 | Joffrey Ballet School | 18 | 100% | $42,525 |
| 47 | Cornish College of the Arts | 17 | 14% | $59,442 |
| 48 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 17 | 1% | $25,147 |
| 49 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 17 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 50 | Marymount Manhattan College | 17 | 4% | $58,110 |
| 51 | University of Florida | 16 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 16 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 53 | Belhaven University | 16 | 1% | $35,450 |
| 54 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 15 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 55 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15 | 1% | $22,156 |
| 56 | University of Iowa | 15 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 57 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 15 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 58 | Saint Mary's College of California | 14 | 1% | $67,168 |
| 59 | College of Charleston | 14 | 1% | $30,239 |
| 60 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 14 | 0% | $28,058 |
| 61 | California State University-Fullerton | 14 | 0% | $27,738 |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 14 | 0% | $29,193 |
| 63 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 14 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 64 | Texas Tech University | 14 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 65 | Mercyhurst University | 14 | 2% | $53,311 |
| 66 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 14 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 67 | Utah Valley University | 14 | 0% | $6,450 |
| 68 | CUNY Hunter College | 13 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 69 | Sam Houston State University | 13 | 0% | $22,478 |
| 70 | University of Kansas | 13 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 71 | University of North Texas | 13 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 72 | Southern Methodist University | 13 | 0% | $74,737 |
| 73 | University of California-Riverside | 13 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 74 | University of Southern Mississippi | 13 | 0% | $24,048 |
| 75 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 76 | Loyola Marymount University | 13 | 1% | $67,369 |
| 77 | Shenandoah University | 12 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 78 | Goucher College | 12 | 3% | $62,506 |
| 79 | Alabama State University | 12 | 2% | $22,110 |
| 80 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 12 | 0% | $29,097 |
| 81 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 12 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 82 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 12 | 0% | $29,858 |
| 83 | Hofstra University | 12 | 0% | $63,748 |
| 84 | University of Colorado Boulder | 12 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 85 | East Carolina University | 11 | 0% | $21,672 |
| 86 | University of Hartford | 11 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 87 | San Diego State University | 11 | 0% | $29,318 |
| 88 | Valdosta State University | 11 | 0% | $21,320 |
| 89 | Rider University | 11 | 1% | $62,140 |
| 90 | University of Maryland-College Park | 11 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 91 | San Francisco State University | 11 | 0% | $27,480 |
| 92 | Dominican University of California | 11 | 2% | $65,818 |
| 93 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 94 | Towson University | 10 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 95 | Bennington College | 10 | 5% | $73,270 |
| 96 | Radford University | 9 | 0% | $24,088 |
| 97 | Marygrove College | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| 98 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 9 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 99 | Mills College | 9 | 2% | $47,784 |
| 100 | Georgian Court University | 9 | 1% | $51,734 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dance, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.