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Overview for Dance, General

A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.

Careers for Dance, General Majors

A major in Dance, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Dance, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Dance, General among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Dean College
Franklin, MA
 19
(100.0%)
Moderately Selective$26,944 
The Boston Conservatory
Boston, MA
 20
(29.0%)
Highly Selective$32,050 
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
 25
(17.4%)
Less Selective$25,600 
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The Juilliard School
New York, NY
 19
(15.3%)
 $28,640 
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
 55
(12.2%)
Highly Selective$30,600 
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
 36
(9.6%)
Less Selective$21,792 
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
 10
(8.4%)
Highly Selective$17,527 
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California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
 14
(7.5%)
Highly Selective$33,660 
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
 41
(6.7%)
Less Selective$20,570 
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
 29
(6.2%)
Less Selective$23,400 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.