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2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,397 people earned their degree in dance, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 59 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,146 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance 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 “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read full report on Dance at UMCP

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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