2025 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 82 master's degrees in dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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 complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Dance Schools

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

1

New York University
New York, NY

30 Annual Graduates

$36,556 Median Starting Salary

New York University is a great option for individuals 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 an average of $36,556 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in dance from New York University

2

The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

12 Annual Graduates

The University of the Arts is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in dance. UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in dance from The University of the Arts

Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	36
Pennsylvania	248	19
Maryland	193	3
New Jersey	188	7
District of Columbia	154	0

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

Dance is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	82

Majors Similar to Dance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	1,372
Fine & Studio Arts	938
Design & Applied Arts	658
Drama & Theater Arts	452
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	434
Arts & Media Management	241
Other Visual Art	235
General Visual & Performing Arts	45

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.