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2023 Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges
$24,261 Avg Salary
$22,876 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Dance

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best school in the Southwest Region for dance students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dance students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 17
Arizona 10
Oklahoma 2
New Mexico 1

More Dance Rankings in the Southwest 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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