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Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for dance majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Bennington College the most popular school in the New England Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Dance at Bennington College

#2

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.

Read full report on Dance at Smith College

#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Dance at Wesleyan University

Best Dance Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 0
Connecticut 0
Vermont 1

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 3 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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