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2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 California, there were 504 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,450 and $21,542 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. 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 Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dance at University of California - Riverside

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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