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2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$24,261 Avg Salary
$22,876 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dance Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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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. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dance Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dance Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dance students. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dance students. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 colleges 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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