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Major Overview for Dance, General

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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.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Dance, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Dance, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
47
(11.8%)
Highly Selective$38,781
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
46
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$19,386
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
42
(6.7%)
Minimally Selective$28,430
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
38
(7.6%)
Minimally Selective$30,900
Dean College
Franklin, MA
35
(100.0%)
Moderately Selective$36,950
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
35
(10.1%)
Minimally Selective$33,850
Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ
33
(0.5%)
Minimally Selective$13,241
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
32
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$12,038
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
31
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$14,284
SUNY College at Purchase
Purchase, NY
26
(3.6%)
Most Selective$16,981
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.