Ballet degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1092 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of ballet. Combined, these schools handed out 43 degrees in ballet to qualified students.
The ballet program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ballet rankings. We derive our Best Overall Ballet School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Ballet Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ballet degree levels they offer.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ballet. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 29 ballet students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
Marymount Manhattan College is a great option for students interested in a degree in ballet. MMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 35th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 4 ballet students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas Christian University is a great option for students interested in a degree in ballet. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 8 ballet students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).