2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting 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 Master’s in Iowa 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 Iowa, there were 16 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,000 and $20,984 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Dance Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Plains States 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.

Credits

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

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