2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Dance 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Dance Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for dance students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #9, Towson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dance students. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Dance Colleges by State
Explore the best dance colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 37 |
Pennsylvania | 20 |
Maryland | 3 |
New Jersey | 7 |
District of Columbia | 0 |
Dance Related Majors
One of 9 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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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