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2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 614 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,967 and $21,822 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine Dance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Dance Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Dance Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSULB Dance Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dance at University of California - Riverside

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about Dance at UH Manoa

#7

Mills College

Oakland, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mills College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Mary’s College of California Dance Report

#9

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#5 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Valencia, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466.

Read more about Dance at CalArts

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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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