2021 Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the dance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's dance ranking for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best dance schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population. WMU also made our Best Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. 5,241 of WMU students are attending part time.
Wayne State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.
Columbia College Chicago landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best dance schools for non-traditional students. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.8% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,283 students take at least one class online at Columbia. About 414 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
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).
