2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Southwest region, there were 406 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,340 and $23,695 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,596 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for southwest region associate degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$12,839 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $12,839 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$13,789 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $13,789 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Dance at Mesa Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $75-$110k)

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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