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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$33,301 Avg Salary

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dance program at each school on the list.

Check out the dance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 16 students majoring in dance at CSULB, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

Of the 9 students majoring in dance at SMC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 56% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#4

Mills College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mills College is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

Of the 7 students majoring in dance at Mills, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 6 students majoring in dance at UCLA, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in dance at UW Seattle, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree dance programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Oregon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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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

One of 9 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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.

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