2025 Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region
12
Colleges in the Southwest Region
417
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in
general dance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #212 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general dance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 417 degrees in general dance annually.
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Choosing a Great General Dance School
Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Dance Degree Level
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 Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Dance in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of dance movement studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Dance Movement Studies
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In TX
Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in general dance needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 21 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
41
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Texas State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 41 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
Any student pursuing a degree in general dance has to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 general dance students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
37
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 37 general dance students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
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Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 9 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
36
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 36 general dance students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas Woman’s University
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 general dance students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
33
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 33 general dance students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
OCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oklahoma City. This university ranks 3rd out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 29 general dance students who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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