2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Dance in District of Columbia

Dance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for dance students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in dance during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for dance.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Dance in District of Columbia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for dance students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Dance Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

American University
Washington, DC

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

American University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in dance. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in dance in District of Columbia. More information about a bachelor’s in dance from American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in dance needs to take a look at George Washington University. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in dance in District of Columbia. More information about a bachelor’s in dance from George Washington University

Best Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	371
Pennsylvania	266	239
Maryland	197	44
New Jersey	189	86

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

Dance is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	15

Majors Similar to Dance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	98
Music	50
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	49
Drama & Theater Arts	47
Design & Applied Arts	34
Arts & Media Management	18
General Visual & Performing Arts	12

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.