Dance at Hunter College

Every dance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dance program at Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

Hunter Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
Master’s Degree in Dance

Hunter Dance Rankings

Dance Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Dance Master’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of dance master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in dance each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dance

The following dance concentations are available at Hunter College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	4

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Choreographers	60	$85,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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