Dance

What graduates really earn, where the degree pays off most, and whether the numbers add up for you.

Avg Earnings (4yr)

$26,152

Median Earnings

$40,892

Schools Offering

ROI Grade

Earnings Range (4 Years After Graduation)

25th: $36,515Median: $40,89275th: $48,069

Best Schools for Dance by Earnings

#	School	ROI	4yr Earnings	Net Price	Major Debt	Grade
1	University of Iowa IA · Public	76	$60,188	$22,531	$24,375	D
2	Stephen F Austin State University TX · Public	47	$57,593	$14,260	$31,000	D
3	Muhlenberg College PA · Private	74	$56,503	$28,905	$27,000	F
4	University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · Public	72	$55,274	$22,811	N/A	-
5	Texas Woman's University TX · Public	69	$53,072	$11,963	$21,953	D
6	Texas State University TX · Public	63	$53,057	$16,805	$22,500	C
7	The University of Alabama AL · Public	64	$51,744	$22,420	N/A	-
8	Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public	83	$51,736	$24,406	$26,879	C+
9	Chapman University CA · Private	64	$50,612	$46,555	$23,624	F
10	The Juilliard School NY · Private	27	$50,287	$43,571	$27,000	F
11	University of North Texas TX · Public	67	$49,063	$15,649	$24,000	D
12	Sam Houston State University TX · Public	58	$48,568	$16,404	$26,000	F
13	University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public	68	$48,518	$15,435	$26,625	F
14	Hofstra University NY · Private	65	$48,086	$34,176	$26,000	C+
15	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public	88	$48,069	$16,778	$19,500	C
16	Fordham University NY · Private	79	$47,036	$44,338	$26,000	F
17	California State University-Long Beach CA · Public	86	$46,387	$10,440	$20,500	C
18	University of California-Riverside CA · Public	83	$45,804	$14,304	N/A	-
19	Western Michigan University MI · Public	50	$45,108	$15,273	$27,000	F
20	University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · Public	47	$45,084	$10,965	$25,000	F
21	University of California-Santa Barbara CA · Public	90	$44,858	$16,109	N/A	-
22	San Francisco State University CA · Public	80	$44,627	$12,278	N/A	-
23	Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public	77	$43,987	$14,967	$23,393	D
24	East Carolina University NC · Public	61	$42,785	$15,739	N/A	-
25	University of Florida FL · Public	92	$42,624	$6,541	$16,500	D
26	Columbia College Chicago IL · Private	18	$41,842	$26,598	$27,000	C
27	Anderson University IN · Private	32	$41,772	$25,021	$27,000	F
28	Mercyhurst University PA · Private	35	$41,049	$19,444	$27,000	C
29	Florida State University FL · Public	83	$40,892	$11,297	$21,706	D
30	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA · Public	51	$40,797	$19,608	$27,000	F
31	SUNY Brockport NY · Public	59	$40,516	$16,353	$24,190	C
32	University of California-Irvine CA · Public	94	$40,466	$14,251	$20,080	D
33	Pace University NY · Private	68	$39,716	$30,892	$27,000	F
34	University at Buffalo NY · Public	83	$39,576	$20,995	$20,500	F
35	Montclair State University NJ · Public	71	$39,064	$15,566	$27,000	F
36	New York University NY · Private	84	$38,571	$37,050	$23,004	C
37	Marymount Manhattan College NY · Private	24	$38,227	$36,861	$27,000	F
38	Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · Public	62	$37,959	$19,139	$27,000	D
39	Point Park University PA · Private	25	$37,205	$25,942	$27,000	F
40	University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV · Public	67	$36,925	$10,359	$24,652	F
41	George Mason University VA · Public	86	$36,901	$17,915	$25,975	F
42	Dean College MA · Private	16	$36,644	$30,684	$27,000	F
43	Temple University PA · Public	64	$36,524	$28,198	$27,000	D
44	DeSales University PA · Private	56	$36,515	$31,643	N/A	-
45	University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public	96	$36,277	$12,548	$19,309	D
46	Berklee College of Music MA · Private	20	$35,702	$49,465	$27,000	F
47	Loyola Marymount University CA · Private	72	$35,288	$48,381	$24,250	F
48	Ball State University IN · Public	54	$34,518	$14,940	N/A	-
49	Cornish College of the Arts WA · Private	17	$34,503	$40,062	$27,000	D
50	Oklahoma City University OK · Private	58	$34,105	$22,857	$24,100	F

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Is Dance Worth It?

Passion Play - Manage the Cost

The money on Dance is genuinely tough. An average $26,152 four years out is hard to square with a big tuition bill. If this is your passion, go for it - but keep debt as low as you can: in-state public, scholarships, anything that pulls the net cost down.

This is a more specialized field, offered at 73 schools in our data. Fewer options means less room to optimize on cost, so weigh each aid offer closely.

The top earner here is Rutgers University-New Brunswick, where graduates pull $51,736 four years out. But an average hides a wide spread - where you go, and what you do with the degree, matter as much as the major itself.

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