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2025 Best General Dance Schools

94 Colleges in the United States
3,129 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in general dance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #212 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 94 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Dance Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,129 degrees in general dance annually.

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Choosing a Great General Dance School

Best General Dance Schools Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Dance Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dance Movement Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies
Master's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Dance Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Dance in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of dance movement studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

18 Top Schools in Dance Movement Studies

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
74 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 general dance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
43.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general dance. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 23 general dance students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
41.2% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

It is hard to beat University of California - Riverside if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
55 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 55 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 22 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
34 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 34 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
16.0% Growth in Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 general dance students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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11
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
45 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. This university ranks 24th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 45 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. This university ranks 1st out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 19 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT

U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 19 general dance students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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14
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
35.7% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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15
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

MMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 35th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 15 general dance students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 5 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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18
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
9.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 21 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rest of the Top Best General Dance Schools

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for General Dance students that almost earned our Best General Dance Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
20 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
21 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
22 Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA
23 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
24 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
25 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
26 Purchase College Purchase, NY
27 The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
28 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
29 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
30 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
31 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

General Dance by Region

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General Dance is one of 2 different types of Dance programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Dance 129
Ballet 43

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