2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Dance is the 213th most popular major in the country with 3,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 122 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 115 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,248 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.
The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Olaf, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,276 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Olaf College.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,781 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Iowa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Iowa is $15,073 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $13,508 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Carleton College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Carleton also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,358 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Carleton.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $12,553 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Gustavus Adolphus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gustavus Adolphus is $11,669 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $13,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,380 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Kansas.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Luther College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Luther has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Luther is $17,630 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Webster also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $20,081 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stephens College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stephens, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,825 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stephens.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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