by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dance is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,301 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , dance graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $22,085 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 945 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,214 and $28,686 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in dance. That schools that top this list have a program in dance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree dance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Community College of Beaver County is a small public school situated in Monaca, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bayside, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Queensborough Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Montgomery County Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. RVCC is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 2 associates’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Raritan Valley Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Largo, Maryland, and it awarded 0 associates’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Prince George’s Community College
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