by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for dance students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 311 bachelor's degrees in dance during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The dance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality dance program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dance students working on their bachelor's degree.
The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in dance.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in dance. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in dance has to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in dance needs to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.
After graduating, dance bachelor's recipients generally earn around $21,167 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in dance has to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the dance program state that they receive average early career income of $14,831.
More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Indiana University - Bloomington
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the dance program state that they receive average early career earnings of $21,540.
More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Western Michigan University
Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Butler University
Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Dance bachelor's degree recipients from Ball State University receive an earnings boost of about $5,692 over the typical income of dance graduates.
More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Ball State UniversityExplore the best dance schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
Dance is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Dance | 299 |
| Other Dance | 10 |
| Ballet | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,493 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 3,013 |
| Music | 2,245 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,934 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,337 |
| Arts & Media Management | 296 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 286 |
| Other Visual Art | 74 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 12 |
