2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 bachelor's degrees in general dance during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 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

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 Massachusetts.

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 Massachusetts

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

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

1

Dean College
Franklin, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Dean College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general dance. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Franklin.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Dean College

2

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

36 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general dance needs to look into Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Berklee College of Music

Best General Dance Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	22
Rhode Island	307	13
Vermont	289	13
Maine	281	6
New Hampshire	276	3

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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.