2025 Best General Dance Schools in Massachusetts

General Dance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #212 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general dance students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in general dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Dance Schools List

General Dance Rankings by Degree Level

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 in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Dance in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dance movement studies degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Dance Movement Studies

1

Dean College
Franklin, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

Dean College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a 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 degree in general dance from Dean College

2

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Berklee College of Music is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general dance. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a degree 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	538	22
Rhode Island	436	13
Maine	396	6
New Hampshire	395	3
Vermont	352	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dance Movement Studies

One of 2 majors within the Dance area of study, General Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.