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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dance is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,397 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 925 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,525 and $28,709 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dance at Montclair State University

#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The College at Brockport is a medium-sized school located in Brockport, New York that handed out 4 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Brockport also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at SUNY Brockport

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read more about Dance at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dance at Temple University

#6

New York University

New York, New York

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at NYU

#7

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Sarah Lawrence College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Bronxville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree dance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Sarah Lawrence has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sarah Lawrence are $31,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UArts also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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