by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Florida, there were 110 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,963 and $19,709 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,515 and $22,413 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in dance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Southern College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Palm Beach, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida ranking. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 16 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Florida ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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