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2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
299 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in general dance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #129 out of 1232 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 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 299 bachelor's degrees in general dance during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Dance School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region The dance movement studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general dance students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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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 General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Dance in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general dance students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance Movement Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general dance. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general dance. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Wisconsin - Madison

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general dance. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Ohio State University - Main Campus

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general dance needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Ohio University - Athens Campus

6
11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

7
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Butler crest
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Butler University

9
14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Ball State University

10
15 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Columbia College Chicago

Best General Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best general dance schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 629 77
Ohio 612 90
Illinois 558 34
Indiana 535 50
Wisconsin 435 41

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Dance 10
Ballet 2

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