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2023 Best Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$19,775 Avg Salary
$22,339 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance School for You

Dance is the #214 most popular major in the country with 257 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for dance majors pursuing a .

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Dance

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for dance students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for dance students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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California Institute of the Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best dance programs. Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 59
Washington 3
Oregon 0
Hawaii 0

More Dance Rankings in the Far Western US Region

One of 9 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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