2023 Best Value Dance Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dance School for You
In 2020-2021, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to dance students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #156 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Dance Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for dance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Dance Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dance majors pursuing a .
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Dance
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for dance students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.
The excellent programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in California. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCR are $13,754 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for dance students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $13,258 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 10% of our Best Dance Schools in California ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Institute of the Arts is a great value for dance students. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CalArts are $53,466 a year.
Best Value Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3 |
| Oregon | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 |
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Dance Related Majors for Dance
Dance is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Dance
| 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 5 schools only.
- 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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