Dance isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #158 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for dance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 degrees in dance annually.
Your choice of dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dance Schools in North Carolina 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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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of North Carolina School of the Arts is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. Located in the city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 38 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the dance program earn around $14,201 in the first couple years of their career.
It's hard to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you wish to pursue a degree in dance. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 28 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the dance program earn about $24,295 in their early career salary.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 11 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the dance program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,587.
Every student who is interested in dance has to take a look at East Carolina University. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 dance students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
