2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York 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 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 New York For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New York, there were 474 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,525 and $30,982 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than 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 New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York

$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. The College at Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Brockport also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Brockport are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at The College at Brockport

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,829 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 27 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NYU Dance Report

#3

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York

#2 in overall quality

$31,512 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sarah Lawrence College landed the #3 spot on the list. Sarah Lawrence is a small school located in Bronxville, New York that handed out 5 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Sarah Lawrence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sarah Lawrence are $31,512.

Read more about Dance at Sarah Lawrence

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k)

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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