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2023 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$33,301 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Dance Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Dance

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in the Far Western US Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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With a ranking of #6, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best schools for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 59
Washington 3
Oregon 0
Hawaii 0

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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