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2026 Best Value Other Dance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Dance](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/dance/dance-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other dance education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other dance students.

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• Best Value Other Dance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Best Value Other Dance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other dance degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Dance Schools

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University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

$10,398 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$54,990 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee tops our 2026 list of the best value other dance schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Milwaukee, University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $10,398, compared with $22,398 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the other dance program here. Other Dance graduates of University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee earn a median of $25,456 early in their careers. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 91%.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

$15,987 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$53,562 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Western Michigan University earned it the #2 place for other dance. Western Michigan University is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. Students from in state pay about $15,987 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $19,952. Other Dance graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other dance degree recipients from Western Michigan University generally make around $21,540. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Western Michigan University admits about 85% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 5 schools 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.