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2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in California For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 California, there were 504 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,450 and $21,542 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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 a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree dance students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California
#1 in overall quality
$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$44,971 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

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#2

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California
#5 in overall quality
$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality
$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Read more about Dance at University of California - Riverside

#5

Mills College

Oakland, California
#6 in overall quality
$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Mills College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California
#3 in overall quality
$33,509 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

SMC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality
$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

California Institute of the Arts landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. CalArts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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