2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k
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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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 192 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $75-$110k)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. QCC is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k list, QCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,299 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Queensborough Community College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 6 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k list, SRJC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $9,366 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Mt. SAC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. San Antonio College is $6,368 for associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s dance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,596 for associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,839 for associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
Nassau Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k list, Nassau Community College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $9,455 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k.
Montgomery County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,459 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Montco.
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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 9 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,141 for associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Utah Valley University.
With a ranking of #9, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,789 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.
With a ranking of #10, Dean College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Dean College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dean College is $34,178 for Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k.
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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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