In the United States, 357 colleges are offering Dance programsin both undergraduate and graduate levels.

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the Dance program is $10,932 for state residents and $37,183 for out-of-state students.

40 colleges are offering dance certificate or associate's degree programs. 59 graduate schools offer the Dance programs and the average graduate tuition & fees is $13,627 for state residents and $31,553 for out-of-state students.

Dance Program 2025 Average Tuition

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition of colleges offering Dance program is $37,183 for undergraduate programs and $31,553 for graduate programs.

The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Dance programs.

2024-2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Dance Program
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$10,932$37,183
Graduate$13,627$31,553
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

Career and Salary after Completing Dance Program

The following jobs are possible careers after completing Dance major program. The average wage is based on the latest employment and wage data (May 2022) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The average annual wage of Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary career is $86,240 and, for Dancers, the average annual income is -.

Dance Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2024)
Job TitleHourly WageAnnual Wage
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary-$86,240
Dancers$24.49-
Choreographers$23.86$49,630