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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in New York

7 Colleges
$24,168 Avg Salary
$23,772 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dance School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #171 most popular major in New York.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Dance Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York 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.

Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for dance students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

The excellent programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

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#4

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

The excellent programs at Purchase College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dance schools in New York. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase.

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#4

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Sarah Lawrence College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bronxville, Sarah Lawrence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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Best Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
Maryland 3
New Jersey 7
District of Columbia 0

Dance is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Dance

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 7 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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