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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 3,129 people earned their degree in general dance, making the major the 212th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 110 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general dance. That schools that top this list have a program in general dance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Plains States Region

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Luther College
Decorah, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Decorah, Iowa 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 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at Luther College

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Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, Minnesota

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Dance at UMKC

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at St. Olaf

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Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Dance at Missouri Valley College

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Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota

With a ranking of #6, Carleton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Dance at Carleton College

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, 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 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University General Dance Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about General Dance at Iowa

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on General Dance at Webster University

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Washington University in St Louis General Dance Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Dance at University of Kansas

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read more about General Dance at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

Stephens College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Dance at Stephens

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read more about General Dance at SMU MN

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