Colleges With Dance Programs: 306 Schools by State

Every US college that reported dance graduates to the Department of Education — from conservatory BFA programs to community-college certificates — with tuition and outcomes.

By state

Alabama

4 colleges

Arizona

9 colleges

Arkansas

1 colleges

California

61 colleges

Colorado

4 colleges

Connecticut

3 colleges

District of Columbia

1 colleges

Florida

8 colleges

Georgia

6 colleges

Hawaii

1 colleges

Idaho

2 colleges

Illinois

5 colleges

Indiana

5 colleges

Iowa

1 colleges

Kansas

3 colleges

Kentucky

2 colleges

Louisiana

2 colleges

Maine

1 colleges

Maryland

6 colleges

Massachusetts

9 colleges

Michigan

12 colleges

Minnesota

4 colleges

Mississippi

2 colleges

Missouri

5 colleges

Montana

1 colleges

Nebraska

1 colleges

Nevada

4 colleges

New Hampshire

1 colleges

New Jersey

7 colleges

New Mexico

1 colleges

New York

30 colleges

North Carolina

10 colleges

Ohio

13 colleges

Oklahoma

4 colleges

Oregon

4 colleges

Pennsylvania

17 colleges

Puerto Rico

1 colleges

Rhode Island

2 colleges

South Carolina

5 colleges

Tennessee

2 colleges

Texas

20 colleges

Utah

8 colleges

Vermont

2 colleges

Virginia

5 colleges

Washington

5 colleges

West Virginia

1 colleges

Wisconsin

4 colleges

Wyoming

1 colleges

Largest dance programs (2024 graduates)

#CollegeLocationDegreesGraduates
1New York UniversityNew York, NYBachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate73
2Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PABachelor's63
3University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NCBachelor's, Master's51
4Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OHBachelor's, Doctorate (research), Master's47
5University of UtahSalt Lake City, UTBachelor's, Master's, Postbaccalaureate certificate46
6Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OKBachelor's44
7University of ArizonaTucson, AZBachelor's, Master's43
8The Ailey SchoolNew York, NYCertificate (1–2 years), Certificate (2–4 years)42
9Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UTBachelor's42
10University of California-IrvineIrvine, CABachelor's, Master's41
11Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJBachelor's, Master's41
12Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TXBachelor's41
13SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NYBachelor's40
14University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PACertificate (12 weeks–1 year)38
15Fordham UniversityBronx, NYBachelor's37
16California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CABachelor's36
17Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UTAssociate's, Bachelor's, Certificate (12 weeks–1 year)36
18Chapman UniversityOrange, CABachelor's35
19Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NYBachelor's35
20University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OHBachelor's35
21Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TXBachelor's, Master's35
22University of FloridaGainesville, FLBachelor's, Certificate (12 weeks–1 year)34
23Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJBachelor's34
24Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MIBachelor's, Certificate (12 weeks–1 year)33
25Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PABachelor's33
26The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALBachelor's, Master's31
27Dean CollegeFranklin, MAAssociate's, Bachelor's30
28Pace UniversityNew York, NYBachelor's29
29Berklee College of MusicBoston, MABachelor's28
30American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NYBachelor's28
31University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NCBachelor's27
32Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TXBachelor's, Doctorate (research), Master's27
33Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FLBachelor's, Master's26
34University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NVBachelor's, Certificate (12 weeks–1 year)25
35Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GABachelor's25
36Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZBachelor's, Master's23
37Towson UniversityTowson, MDBachelor's, Master's23
38University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NCBachelor's, Master's23
39University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CABachelor's22
40University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CABachelor's21

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