2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Hawaii (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Hawaii, there were 7 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,142 and $24,022 respectively.

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.

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 Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Hawaii (With Aid)

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$15,030 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for Hawaii Bachelor’s Degree Dance students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance (With Aid)

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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