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2023 Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dance Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in dance at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the dance majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for dance students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Dance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dance schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree dance programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 17
Arizona 10
Oklahoma 2
New Mexico 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 8 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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