Dance Programs

Dance is offered at 378 institutions across the United States. Bachelor graduates earn a median salary ranging from $23,522 to $60,188, with the highest-earning program at University of Iowa ($60,188). The most common degree level is Bachelor (283), followed by Master (55) and Doctoral (5).

Bachelor (283) · Master (55) · Doctoral (5) · Associate (83) · Graduate Certificate (10) · Undergraduate Certificate (49)

Bachelor (283)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Point Park University PA $37,205 71
University of Utah UT Not reported 42
New York University NY $38,571 41
SUNY at Purchase College NY $30,406 41
Marymount Manhattan College NY $38,227 38
California State University-Long Beach CA $46,387 37
University of California-Irvine CA $40,466 37
Texas State University TX $53,057 36
Berklee College of Music MA $35,702 36
University of Florida FL $42,624 35
Dean College MA $36,644 34
University of North Carolina School of the Arts NC $32,463 34
Chapman University CA $50,612 33
Montclair State University NJ $39,064 33
University of Arizona AZ $34,010 33
The University of Alabama AL $51,744 29
Fordham University NY $47,036 29
Brigham Young University UT Not reported 29
Muhlenberg College PA $56,503 27
Sam Houston State University TX $48,568 27
Oklahoma City University OK $34,105 27
American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY $34,107 25
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ $51,736 24
University of California-Los Angeles CA $36,277 24
The University of Texas at Austin TX Not reported 24
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC $45,084 23
San Jose State University CA Not reported 23
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH Not reported 22
Southern Methodist University TX Not reported 22
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA Not reported 22
The Juilliard School NY $50,287 21
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC $48,518 20
Pace University NY $39,716 20
University of South Florida FL $33,269 20
Kennesaw State University GA Not reported 20
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID Not reported 20
University of California-Santa Barbara CA $44,858 19
University at Buffalo NY $39,576 19
Towson University MD Not reported 19
Rider University NJ Not reported 19
Texas Christian University TX Not reported 19
Florida State University FL $40,892 18
Ohio University-Main Campus OH Not reported 18
University of Southern California CA Not reported 18
Temple University PA $36,524 17
Texas Woman's University TX $53,072 16
Western Michigan University MI $45,108 16
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ $43,987 16
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV $36,925 16
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK Not reported 16
Connecticut College CT Not reported 16
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL Not reported 16
University of Iowa IA $60,188 15
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC $55,274 15
Columbia College Chicago IL $41,842 15
George Mason University VA $36,901 15
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Not reported 15
New Jersey City University NJ Not reported 15
Utah Valley University UT Not reported 15
Bennington College VT Not reported 15
Shenandoah University VA Not reported 15
East Carolina University NC $42,785 14
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA $40,797 14
Ball State University IN $34,518 14
CUNY Lehman College NY $23,522 14
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO Not reported 14
Loyola University Chicago IL Not reported 14
Butler University IN Not reported 14
DeSales University PA $36,515 13
Belhaven University MS $32,324 13
Alabama State University AL Not reported 13
Wayne State University MI Not reported 13
Adelphi University NY Not reported 13
California Institute of the Arts CA Not reported 13
Dominican University of California CA Not reported 13
SUNY at Fredonia NY Not reported 13
University of Central Oklahoma OK Not reported 13
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI Not reported 13
Mercyhurst University PA $41,049 12
California State University-Fullerton CA Not reported 12
Hope College MI Not reported 12
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI Not reported 12
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Not reported 12
Hofstra University NY $48,086 11
Loyola Marymount University CA $35,288 11
Troy University AL Not reported 11
University of Maryland-College Park MD Not reported 11
CUNY Hunter College NY Not reported 11
Nazareth University NY Not reported 11
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH Not reported 11
University of Houston TX Not reported 11
Virginia Commonwealth University VA Not reported 11
University of Colorado Boulder CO Not reported 11
Brenau University GA Not reported 11
University of California-Riverside CA $45,804 10
Goucher College MD Not reported 10
University of Southern Mississippi MS Not reported 10
Texas Tech University TX Not reported 10
Radford University VA Not reported 10
West Virginia University WV Not reported 10
University of North Texas TX $49,063 9
San Francisco State University CA $44,627 9
SUNY Brockport NY $40,516 9
Cornish College of the Arts WA $34,503 9
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI $29,695 9
Johns Hopkins University MD Not reported 9
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA Not reported 9
University of California-San Diego CA Not reported 9
Manhattanville University NY Not reported 9
Wright State University-Main Campus OH Not reported 9
George Washington University DC Not reported 9
Jacksonville University FL Not reported 9
Stephen F Austin State University TX $57,593 8
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO $28,834 8
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD Not reported 8
Bridgewater State University MA Not reported 8
Grand Valley State University MI Not reported 8
University of California-Berkeley CA Not reported 8
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY Not reported 8
Skidmore College NY Not reported 8
Kent State University at Kent OH Not reported 8
Middle Tennessee State University TN Not reported 8
San Diego State University CA Not reported 8
University of Kansas KS Not reported 7
Western Kentucky University KY Not reported 7
Tulane University of Louisiana LA Not reported 7
Oakland University MI Not reported 7
St Olaf College MN Not reported 7
Lindenwood University MO Not reported 7
Washington University in St Louis MO Not reported 7
Elon University NC Not reported 7
Case Western Reserve University OH Not reported 7
College of Charleston SC Not reported 7
Winthrop University SC Not reported 7
Gonzaga University WA Not reported 7
Saint Mary's College of California CA Not reported 7
American University DC Not reported 7
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI Not reported 7
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $48,069 6
Mount Holyoke College MA Not reported 6
Webster University MO Not reported 6
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE Not reported 6
Appalachian State University NC Not reported 6
Oberlin College OH Not reported 6
Roger Williams University RI Not reported 6
The University of Texas at El Paso TX Not reported 6
Southern Utah University UT Not reported 6
Western Washington University WA Not reported 6
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN $37,959 5
University of Kentucky KY Not reported 5
The University of Montana MT Not reported 5
University of Nevada-Reno NV Not reported 5
Georgian Court University NJ Not reported 5
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM Not reported 5
University of Akron Main Campus OH Not reported 5
Kenyon College OH Not reported 5
Messiah University PA Not reported 5
Seton Hill University PA Not reported 5
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX Not reported 5
West Texas A & M University TX Not reported 5
Utah Tech University UT Not reported 5
Palm Beach Atlantic University FL Not reported 5
Emory University GA Not reported 5
Anderson University IN $41,772 4
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR Not reported 4
Bates College ME Not reported 4
Springfield College MA Not reported 4
Barnard College NY Not reported 4
Long Island University NY Not reported 4
University of Rochester NY Not reported 4
SUNY College at Potsdam NY Not reported 4
Meredith College NC Not reported 4
Cleveland State University OH Not reported 4
University of Oregon OR Not reported 4
Drexel University PA Not reported 4
Columbia College SC Not reported 4
Wesleyan University CT Not reported 4
The University of Tampa FL Not reported 4
University of Georgia GA Not reported 4
Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA Not reported 3
Coppin State University MD Not reported 3
Salem State University MA Not reported 3
Smith College MA Not reported 3
Alma College MI Not reported 3
Eastern Michigan University MI Not reported 3
Duke University NC Not reported 3
Denison University OH Not reported 3
Pacific University OR Not reported 3
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 3
Dickinson College PA Not reported 3
La Roche University PA Not reported 3
Ursinus College PA Not reported 3
Coker University SC Not reported 3
Weber State University UT Not reported 3
Middlebury College VT Not reported 3
University of Vermont VT Not reported 3
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO Not reported 3
University of Hartford CT Not reported 3
Florida Southern College FL Not reported 3
Spelman College GA Not reported 3
Valdosta State University GA Not reported 3
Grand Canyon University AZ Not reported 2
University of Michigan-Flint MI Not reported 2
Northern Michigan University MI Not reported 2
Gustavus Adolphus College MN Not reported 2
Rowan University NJ Not reported 2
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM Not reported 2
Columbia University in the City of New York NY Not reported 2
Hamilton College NY Not reported 2
High Point University NC Not reported 2
Johnson C Smith University NC Not reported 2
Baldwin Wallace University OH Not reported 2
Ohio Wesleyan University OH Not reported 2
Pomona College CA Not reported 2
Hollins University VA Not reported 2
Scripps College CA Not reported 2
Colorado College CO Not reported 2
Agnes Scott College GA Not reported 2
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA Not reported 1
Bard College at Simon's Rock MA Not reported 1
Central Michigan University MI Not reported 1
Madonna University MI Not reported 1
Keene State College NH Not reported 1
Harvey Mudd College CA Not reported 1
Reed College OR Not reported 1
Cedar Crest College PA Not reported 1
Haverford College PA Not reported 1
Swarthmore College PA Not reported 1
Rhode Island College RI Not reported 1
Pitzer College CA Not reported 1
University of St Thomas TX Not reported 1
University of Richmond VA Not reported 1
Central Washington University WA Not reported 1
Beloit College WI Not reported 1
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon PR Not reported 1
Sonoma State University CA Not reported 1
California State University-Channel Islands CA Not reported 1
Colorado Mesa University CO Not reported 1
Northwestern University IL Not reported 1
Principia College IL Not reported 1
California State University-Fresno CA Not reported Not reported
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne IN Not reported 0
Iowa State University IA Not reported Not reported
Luther College IA Not reported Not reported
Friends University KS Not reported 0
Hampshire College MA Not reported 0
College of the Holy Cross MA Not reported 0
Carleton College MN Not reported Not reported
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN Not reported Not reported
Missouri Valley College MO Not reported 0
Stephens College MO Not reported Not reported
Centenary University NJ Not reported Not reported
Bard College NY Not reported Not reported
Cornell University NY Not reported 0
CUNY Brooklyn College NY Not reported 0
CUNY City College NY Not reported 0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY Not reported 0
California State University-Sacramento CA Not reported Not reported
Claremont McKenna College CA Not reported 0
The New School NY Not reported 0
Salem College NC Not reported Not reported
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH Not reported Not reported
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH Not reported 0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH Not reported 0
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH Not reported 0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH Not reported 0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH Not reported 0
Wittenberg University OH Not reported Not reported
The College of Wooster OH Not reported Not reported
Youngstown State University OH Not reported 0
Oral Roberts University OK Not reported Not reported
Portland State University OR Not reported 0
Eastern University PA Not reported 0
Franklin and Marshall College PA Not reported 0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA Not reported 0
Westminster University UT Not reported 0
Randolph College VA Not reported Not reported
Sweet Briar College VA Not reported 0
Davis & Elkins College WV Not reported Not reported
Nova Southeastern University FL Not reported 0
Idaho State University ID Not reported 0
University of Idaho ID Not reported 0
Rockford University IL Not reported 0

Master (55)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
New York University NY $64,507 27
Texas Woman's University TX Not reported 17
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Not reported 12
Hollins University VA Not reported 10
Jacksonville University FL $56,162 9
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 9
Saint Mary's College of California CA $89,283 8
California Institute of the Arts CA Not reported 8
Sarah Lawrence College NY Not reported 8
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH Not reported 8
Temple University PA Not reported 8
Sam Houston State University TX Not reported 7
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Not reported 6
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 6
CUNY Hunter College NY Not reported 5
University of Colorado Boulder CO Not reported 5
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI Not reported 5
The University of Alabama AL Not reported 4
University of Arizona AZ Not reported 4
University of Iowa IA Not reported 4
California State University-Long Beach CA Not reported 4
University of California-Los Angeles CA Not reported 4
University of California-Riverside CA Not reported 4
Duke University NC Not reported 4
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC Not reported 4
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Case Western Reserve University OH Not reported 3
University of Utah UT Not reported 3
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA Not reported 3
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL Not reported 3
University of Maryland-College Park MD Not reported 2
Smith College MA Not reported 2
Montclair State University NJ Not reported 2
The University of Texas at Austin TX Not reported 2
Texas Tech University TX Not reported 2
SUNY Brockport NY Not reported 1
Ohio University-Main Campus OH Not reported 1
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK Not reported 1
Bennington College VT Not reported 1
Florida State University FL Not reported 1
Tulane University of Louisiana LA Not reported 0
Towson University MD Not reported 0
Belhaven University MS Not reported 0
Washington University in St Louis MO Not reported 0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Not reported 0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ Not reported 0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM Not reported 0
CUNY City College NY Not reported 0
University at Buffalo NY Not reported 0
SUNY at Purchase College NY Not reported 0
University of Oregon OR Not reported 0
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 0
Southern Methodist University TX Not reported 0
Brigham Young University UT Not reported 0
Wesleyan University CT Not reported 0
George Washington University DC Not reported 0

Doctoral (5)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Temple University PA Not reported 4
University of California-Riverside CA Not reported 2
Texas Woman's University TX Not reported 2
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH Not reported 1
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Not reported Not reported

Associate (83)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Utah Valley University UT Not reported 24
Tyler Junior College TX Not reported 12
Long Beach City College CA Not reported 7
Modesto Junior College CA Not reported 7
College of the Sequoias CA Not reported 7
Scottsdale Community College AZ Not reported 6
CUNY Queensborough Community College NY Not reported 6
Southwestern College CA Not reported 6
Dean College MA Not reported 5
Houston Community College TX Not reported 5
Cabrillo College CA Not reported 4
Citrus College CA Not reported 4
Fresno City College CA Not reported 4
Mt San Antonio College CA Not reported 4
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ Not reported 4
American River College CA Not reported 3
Glendale Community College CA Not reported 3
Austin Community College District TX Not reported 3
San Diego Mesa College CA Not reported 3
Mesa Community College AZ Not reported 2
Barton County Community College KS Not reported 2
Chaffey College CA Not reported 2
Diablo Valley College CA Not reported 2
Fullerton College CA Not reported 2
Bucks County Community College PA Not reported 2
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
MiraCosta College CA Not reported 2
Moorpark College CA Not reported 2
Mt San Jacinto Community College District CA Not reported 2
Casper College WY Not reported 2
Paradise Valley Community College AZ Not reported 2
San Diego City College CA Not reported 2
Santa Monica College CA Not reported 2
Folsom Lake College CA Not reported 2
College of Southern Idaho ID Not reported 2
Allan Hancock College CA Not reported 1
Antelope Valley Community College District CA Not reported 1
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne IN Not reported 1
Raritan Valley Community College NJ Not reported 1
City College of San Francisco CA Not reported 1
Grossmont College CA Not reported 1
Nassau Community College NY Not reported 1
Irvine Valley College CA Not reported 1
Laney College CA Not reported 1
Napa Valley College CA Not reported 1
Orange Coast College CA Not reported 1
Palomar College CA Not reported 1
Pasadena City College CA Not reported 1
Rio Hondo College CA Not reported 1
Riverside City College CA Not reported 1
Snow College UT Not reported 1
Estrella Mountain Community College AZ Not reported 1
Santa Rosa Junior College CA Not reported 1
GateWay Community College AZ Not reported 0
Phoenix College AZ Not reported 0
Rio Salado College AZ Not reported 0
South Mountain Community College AZ Not reported 0
Adrian College MI Not reported 0
Henry Ford College MI Not reported 0
Cottey College MO Not reported 0
College of Southern Nevada NV Not reported 0
Cerritos College CA Not reported 0
Cypress College CA Not reported 0
El Camino Community College District CA Not reported 0
Golden West College CA Not reported 0
Rockland Community College NY Not reported Not reported
Community College of Beaver County PA Not reported Not reported
Montgomery County Community College PA Not reported Not reported
Los Angeles Pierce College CA Not reported 0
College of Marin CA Not reported 0
Mendocino College CA Not reported 0
Monterey Peninsula College CA Not reported 0
Santa Ana College CA Not reported 0
Saddleback College CA Not reported 0
El Paso Community College TX Not reported 0
San Antonio College TX Not reported 0
Western Wyoming Community College WY Not reported 0
Palo Alto College TX Not reported 0
San Jose City College CA Not reported 0
College of San Mateo CA Not reported 0
Santa Barbara City College CA Not reported 0
Skyline College CA Not reported 0
Victor Valley College CA Not reported 0
Northwest Vista College TX Not reported 0

Graduate Certificate (10)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Saint Mary's College of California CA Not reported 8
University of Utah UT Not reported 3
New York University NY Not reported 2
Belhaven University MS Not reported 0
SUNY at Purchase College NY Not reported 0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC Not reported 0
Ohio University-Main Campus OH Not reported 0
Portland State University OR Not reported 0
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 0
Texas State University TX Not reported 0

Undergraduate Certificate (49)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
The Ailey School NY $24,453 27
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Not reported 9
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI Not reported 9
Visible Music College TN Not reported 8
University of Florida FL Not reported 8
Glendale Community College CA Not reported 7
Orange Coast College CA Not reported 7
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI Not reported 7
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville AL Not reported 5
The University of Montana MT Not reported 5
Moorpark College CA Not reported 5
Scottsdale Community College AZ Not reported 4
Western Michigan University MI Not reported 4
Cabrillo College CA Not reported 3
Mt San Antonio College CA Not reported 3
University of Utah UT Not reported 2
San Jose City College CA Not reported 2
Kansas State University KS Not reported 1
Pittsburg State University KS Not reported 1
College of Southern Nevada NV Not reported 1
Cerritos College CA Not reported 1
Citrus College CA Not reported 1
City College of San Francisco CA Not reported 1
Grossmont College CA Not reported 1
Temple University PA Not reported 1
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Irvine Valley College CA Not reported 1
Mt San Jacinto Community College District CA Not reported 1
Palomar College CA Not reported 1
Santa Ana College CA Not reported 1
Rio Hondo College CA Not reported 1
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX Not reported 1
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Not reported 1
Millikin University IL Not reported 1
Allan Hancock College CA Not reported 0
Wichita State University KS Not reported 0
Greenfield Community College MA Not reported 0
Rochester Community and Technical College MN Not reported Not reported
Cypress College CA Not reported 0
Evergreen Valley College CA Not reported 0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC Not reported Not reported
Ohio University-Main Campus OH Not reported 0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA Not reported 0
MiraCosta College CA Not reported 0
Ohlone College CA Not reported 0
San Diego City College CA Not reported Not reported
San Diego Mesa College CA Not reported 0
Santa Monica College CA Not reported 0
Santa Rosa Junior College CA Not reported 0
Victor Valley College CA Not reported 0