2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in New Jersey (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 New Jersey, there were 98 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,500 and $26,667 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at Montclair State University

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’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.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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