2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in California
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.
The Most Popular Dance Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California 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.
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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dance Colleges.
Most Popular California Schools in Dance
Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at California Institute of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in California. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia.
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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3 |
| Oregon | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 |
Majors Related to 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 7 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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