2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dance (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dance at University of California - Riverside

#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dance at Texas Woman’s University

#3

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree dance students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read full report on Dance at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree dance students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about Dance at Temple University

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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