2025 Best Dance Schools in Maryland

Dance is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #158 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dance Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 56 degrees in dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dance Schools List

Dance Rankings by Degree Level

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 the Best Dance Schools in Maryland. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Dance in Maryland

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dance degree levels they offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Dance

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in dance. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in dance from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in dance. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a degree in dance from Towson University

Best Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	290
New York	333	350
New Jersey	273	92
District of Columbia	188	14

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	56

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	683
Fine & Studio Arts	648
Music	454
Drama & Theater Arts	159
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	85
General Visual & Performing Arts	82
Other Visual Art	24
Arts & Media Management	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

More about our data sources and methodologies.