When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in dance sits in the middle of the road, ranking #196 out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 69 master's degrees in dance to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dance students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other dance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt dance students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dance related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dance students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for dance students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Dance
New York University is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in dance. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.
Master's students who receive their degree from the dance program make about $36,556 in the first couple years of their career.
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).