Dance isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #158 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 degrees in dance annually.
The dance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dance rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dance Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 dance students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in dance needs to look into Montclair State University. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 dance students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year. After graduation, dance degree recipients generally earn an average of $23,191 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student who is interested in dance needs to take a look at Rider University. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 11th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 17 dance students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the dance program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,515.
New Jersey City University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. NJCU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Jersey City. This university ranks 36th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 7 dance students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The dance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dance rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
