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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Full Dance at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Full Dance at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 3 students majoring in dance at U-M, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

Read full report on Dance at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Dance at Case Western Reserve University Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Full Dance at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Illinois 3
Ohio 11
Wisconsin 8

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 6 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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