2023 Best Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for dance majors pursuing a .
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for dance students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for dance students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at The University of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dance students. It came in at #6 on the list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
With a ranking of #7, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s best schools for dance students. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dance students. It came in at #8 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Best Dance Colleges by State
Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 37 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| New Jersey | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
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Dance Related Rankings by Major
One of 9 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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