2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 192 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $13,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U Dance Report

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dance at University of Colorado Boulder

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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