2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dance program at each school on the list.
Featured schools near , edit
2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Dance Schools
Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Full Dance at California State University - Long Beach Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for dance students. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.
Read full report on Dance at Saint Mary’s College of California
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Read full report on Dance at University of California - Los Angeles
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.
Western Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
Best Dance Colleges by State
Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
California | 59 |
Washington | 3 |
Oregon | 0 |
Hawaii | 0 |
Dance Related Majors
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 12 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.
Featured Schools
Request Info | Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs. Learn More > |