2024 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Dance isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #196 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in dance.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Dance

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Smith College
Northampton, MA

Smith College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in dance. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Northampton.More information about a master’s in dance from Smith College

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT

1 Annual Graduates

Bennington College is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in dance. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Bennington.More information about a master’s in dance from Bennington College

Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	0
Connecticut	153	0
Vermont	91	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dance

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dance Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	596
Fine & Studio Arts	326
Arts & Media Management	135
Design & Applied Arts	89
Drama & Theater Arts	78
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	63
General Visual & Performing Arts	50
Other Visual Art	35

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.