2026 Best Value Dance Schools in Connecticut
[Dance](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/dance/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong dance education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for dance students.
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2026 Best Value Dance Schools in Connecticut
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Dance Schools
University Of Hartford tops our 2026 list of the best value dance schools in Connecticut. University Of Hartford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $49,075. Dance graduates carry a median of $25,648 in student loans. Early-career dance graduates make about $51,123. Set against $25,648 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 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.
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