2023 Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for dance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the dance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Dance
Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.
NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dance schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College at Brockport is a great value for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $24,100 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 per year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The University of the Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UArts are $48,530 per year.
Best Dance Colleges by State
Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 37 |
Pennsylvania | 20 |
Maryland | 3 |
New Jersey | 7 |
District of Columbia | 0 |
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Majors Related to Dance
One of 9 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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