2025 Best General Dance Schools in Alabama

If you plan on majoring in general dance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #212 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Dance Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in general dance annually.

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

• Best Overall General Dance Schools List

General Dance Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Alabama. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Dance in Alabama

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance movement studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Alabama Schools in Dance Movement Studies

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

2.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat The University of Alabama if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general dance from The University of Alabama

2

Troy University
Troy, AL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Troy University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general dance. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in general dance from Troy University

Best General Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	117
North Carolina	710	125
Georgia	690	56
Virginia	630	69
Tennessee	624	9
South Carolina	530	36
Kentucky	518	14
Mississippi	501	32
Louisiana	489	17
Arkansas	466	8
West Virginia	410	1

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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.