2026 Best Value Ballet Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Ballet](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/dance/ballet/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong ballet education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for ballet students.
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2026 Best Value Ballet Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the ballet degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Ballet Schools
For return on investment in ballet, no school beat Marymount Manhattan College this year. Set in the city of New York, Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $41,870. Ballet graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Ballet graduates of Marymount Manhattan College earn a median of $21,880 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 83% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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