Dance

2,874 students earn a dance credential each year across 303 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $21,880
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $33,041

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 240 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas36$38,9671 year out$54,412$22,500 2Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas8$33,3401 year out—$31,000 3University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina15$33,2911 year out——4Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan7$31,9991 year out—$27,500 5University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota6$31,5971 year out—$19,500 6California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California37$30,6861 year out$27,350$20,500 7University of IowaIowa City, Iowa15$30,3531 year out$41,919$24,375 8Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas16$29,6341 year out$45,951$21,953 9Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana14$28,8381 year out——10University of California-IrvineIrvine, California37$28,1121 year out$32,865$20,080 11CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York14$27,8431 year out—$11,994 12Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona16$27,3101 year out$48,294$23,393 13Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia10$26,4761 year out——14Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania27$26,4151 year out$55,505$27,000 15University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California18$25,6531 year out—$15,875 16University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin9$25,4561 year out—$26,000 17University of North TexasDenton, Texas9$25,0341 year out$44,100$24,000 18University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona33$24,8261 year out—$20,616 19Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey19$24,5151 year out$30,456—20University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina23$24,2951 year out$26,102$25,000 21Dean CollegeFranklin, Massachusetts34$24,2361 year out$32,944$27,000 22University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah42$24,1251 year out—$17,269 23SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York4$24,0941 year out——24California State University-FullertonFullerton, California12$24,0871 year out—$25,000 25Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan13$23,6261 year out$34,720$25,000 26University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina20$23,5871 year out$28,983$26,625 27Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey33$23,1911 year out$27,863$27,000 28Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan12$23,0501 year out——29Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts36$22,9931 year out$19,056$27,000 30Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York38$21,8801 year out$35,998$27,000 31Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida18$21,8771 year out—$21,706 32Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan16$21,5401 year out$25,211$27,000 33Chapman UniversityOrange, California33$21,2751 year out$33,077$23,624 34Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio22$21,1671 year out$40,010$26,000 35University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin13$20,6251 year out—$26,000 36DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania13$20,6111 year out——37University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada16$20,4171 year out—$24,652 38Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia11$20,3971 year out—$27,000 39Fordham UniversityBronx, New York29$20,3811 year out$35,086$26,000 40Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana4$20,3291 year out—$27,000 41University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California24$19,7871 year out—$19,309 42Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania14$19,6811 year out$41,568$27,000 43Pace UniversityNew York, New York20$19,6141 year out—$27,000 44Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma27$19,5481 year out$32,954$24,100 45Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas27$19,2021 year out$33,041$26,000 46Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California11$19,1071 year out$35,852$24,250 47Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia20$18,8881 year out—$22,762 48The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama29$18,7161 year out——49Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania71$17,7811 year out$29,025$27,000 50University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York19$17,1101 year out—$20,500 51University of FloridaGainesville, Florida35$16,6391 year out$21,714$16,500 52University of South FloridaTampa, Florida20$16,3891 year out—$24,545 53American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, New York25$15,8811 year out—$27,000 54Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi13$15,7111 year out—$22,500 55Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana12$14,8311 year out——56University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma16$14,6321 year out—$21,899 57The Juilliard SchoolNew York, New York21$14,2201 year out—$27,000 58University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina34$14,2011 year out—$23,000 59George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia15$12,4091 year out—$25,975 60SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York41$12,0391 year out$21,932$27,000 61New York UniversityNew York, New York41—1 year out$32,847$23,004 62Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah29—1 year out——63Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey24—1 year out$32,909$26,879 64The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas24—1 year out——65San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California23—1 year out——66Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas22—1 year out$49,423—67University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington22—1 year out——68Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho20—1 year out——69University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California19—1 year out——70Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland19—1 year out—$25,000 71Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas19—1 year out——72Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio18—1 year out——73Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania17—1 year out$36,092$27,000 74Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut16—1 year out——75University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois16—1 year out—$19,061 76Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois15—1 year out$28,579$27,000 77University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan15—1 year out——78New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey15—1 year out——79Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah15—1 year out——80Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont15—1 year out——81Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia15—1 year out$28,029—82Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado14—1 year out——83Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois14—1 year out——84Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana14—1 year out——85East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina14—1 year out——86Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama13—1 year out——87California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California13—1 year out$45,119—88Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California13—1 year out——89Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York13—1 year out$32,810—90SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York13—1 year out——91University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma13—1 year out——92Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania12—1 year out—$27,000 93University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin12—1 year out——94Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama11—1 year out——95University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado11—1 year out——96Brenau UniversityGainesville, Georgia11—1 year out——97University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland11—1 year out——98CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York11—1 year out——99Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York11—1 year out—$26,000 100Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York11—1 year out——

Associate programs — 53 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah24—1 year out——2Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas12—1 year out——3Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California7—1 year out——4Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California7—1 year out——5College of the SequoiasVisalia, California7—1 year out——6Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona6—1 year out——7Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California6—1 year out——8CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York6—1 year out——9Dean CollegeFranklin, Massachusetts5—1 year out——10Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas5—1 year out——11Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California4—1 year out——12Citrus CollegeGlendora, California4—1 year out——13Fresno City CollegeFresno, California4—1 year out——14Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California4—1 year out——15Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona4—1 year out——16American River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——17Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California3—1 year out——18San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California3—1 year out——19Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas3—1 year out——20Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona2—1 year out——21Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——22Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California2—1 year out——23Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California2—1 year out——24MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California2—1 year out——25Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California2—1 year out——26Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California2—1 year out——27San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——28Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California2—1 year out——29College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho2—1 year out——30Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas2—1 year out——31Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——32Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming2—1 year out——33Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——34Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California2—1 year out——35Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——36Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——37Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1—1 year out——38City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——39Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——40Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California1—1 year out——41Laney CollegeOakland, California1—1 year out——42Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California1—1 year out——43Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California1—1 year out——44Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——45Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California1—1 year out——46Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1—1 year out——47Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California1—1 year out——48Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——49University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana1—1 year out——50Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey1—1 year out——51Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York1—1 year out——52Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1—1 year out——53Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1The Ailey SchoolNew York, New York27$13,5981 year out—$19,500 2University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada9—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin9—1 year out——4University of FloridaGainesville, Florida8—1 year out——5Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee8—1 year out——6Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California7—1 year out——7Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California7—1 year out——8University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin7—1 year out——9George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama5—1 year out——10Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California5—1 year out——11The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana5—1 year out——12Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona4—1 year out——13Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan4—1 year out——14Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California3—1 year out——15Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California3—1 year out——16San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California2—1 year out——17University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——18Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——19Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1—1 year out——20City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——21Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——22Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California1—1 year out——23Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California1—1 year out——24Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——25Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California1—1 year out——26Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1—1 year out——27Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois1—1 year out——28Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas1—1 year out——29Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas1—1 year out——30College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada1—1 year out——31Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——32Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas1—1 year out——33University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).