2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

General Dance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #129 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 bachelor's degrees in general dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general dance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general dance students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general dance related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance movement studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Dance in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general dance.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance Movement Studies

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general dance. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general dance needs to take a look at Towson University. Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Towson University

Best General Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	264
Pennsylvania	698	260
New Jersey	351	85
District of Columbia	226	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dance Movement Studies

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

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.