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2023 Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$44,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,301 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dance was ranked #214 in the country. In fact 257 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dance majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Dance

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in the Plains States Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Dance at University of Iowa Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Dance at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 3
Iowa 7

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 2 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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