Dance Degree — Salary, ROI & AI Risk at 62 Schools

Best Schools for Dance

Top 62 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	51 50–51	$38,967/yr	Low	10.9x
2	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	46 43–46	$29,634/yr	Low	12.3x
3	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	45 47–41	$30,686/yr	Low	8.8x
4	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	44 44–42	$33,340/yr	Low	6.9x
5	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	43 43–41	$27,843/yr	Low	8.4x
6	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	42 42–41	$33,291/yr	Low	5.6x
7	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	42 40–42	$30,353/yr	Low	8.6x
8	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	41 41–39	$21,877/yr	Low	8.7x
9	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	40 40–38	$24,087/yr	Low	7.5x
10	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	40 39–38	$23,587/yr	Low	9.0x
11	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	39 38–39	$31,999/yr	Low	4.4x
12	Ball State University Muncie, IN	39 39–38	$28,838/yr	Low	5.7x
13	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	39 36–41	$27,310/yr	Low	9.0x
14	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	38 37–38	$31,597/yr	Low	3.8x
15	University of North Texas Denton, TX	38 34–40	$25,034/yr	Low	8.9x
16	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	38 39–37	$24,295/yr	Low	7.6x
17	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	38 38–36	$18,888/yr	Low	7.2x
18	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	37 37–36	$24,094/yr	Low	5.9x
19	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	36 35–36	$28,112/yr	Low	4.8x
20	Radford University Radford, VA	36 34–36	$26,476/yr	Low	4.4x
21	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	36 36–36	$25,456/yr	Low	5.4x
22	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	36 36–36	$24,125/yr	Low	5.5x
23	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	36 31–40	$19,681/yr	Low	8.9x
24	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	36 34–36	$16,639/yr	Low	7.5x
25	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	35 32–37	$19,202/yr	Low	8.0x
26	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	34 32–34	$24,826/yr	Low	3.6x
27	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	34 31–35	$23,626/yr	Low	5.1x
28	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	34 30–36	$21,167/yr	Low	6.8x
29	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	34 33–34	$20,625/yr	Low	4.8x
30	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	34 33–34	$20,417/yr	Low	4.6x
31	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	34 34–34	$16,389/yr	Low	5.4x
32	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	33 31–33	$23,191/yr	Low	3.7x
33	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	32 30–31	$21,540/yr	Low	3.1x
34	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	32 30–31	$18,716/yr	Low	2.9x
35	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	32 30–31	$17,110/yr	Low	3.0x
36	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	32 29–34	$12,039/yr	Low	5.1x
37	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	31 29–31	$19,787/yr	Low	2.6x
38	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	31 29–31	$14,632/yr	Low	2.8x
39	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	31 29–30	$14,201/yr	Low	2.7x
40	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	30 29–30	$20,397/yr	Low	2.1x
41	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	30 28–29	$14,831/yr	Low	2.1x
42	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	28 27–29	$27,255/yr	Low	0.4x
43	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	28 25–30	$26,415/yr	Low	1.3x
44	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	27 24–28	$25,653/yr	Low	-0.1x
45	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	27 25–28	$24,515/yr	Low	1.0x
46	Dean College Franklin, MA	27 24–28	$24,236/yr	Low	0.8x
47	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	27 24–28	$19,548/yr	Low	1.5x
48	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	27 26–27	$12,409/yr	Low	1.2x
49	Hope College Holland, MI	26 24–27	$23,050/yr	Low	0.4x
50	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	26 23–27	$22,993/yr	Low	-0.1x
51	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	26 24–28	$21,880/yr	Low	1.2x
52	DeSales University Center Valley, PA	26 23–26	$20,611/yr	Low	0.2x
53	Anderson University Anderson, IN	26 24–27	$20,329/yr	Low	0.4x
54	Chapman University Orange, CA	25 22–27	$21,275/yr	Low	0.3x
55	Fordham University Bronx, NY	25 22–27	$20,381/yr	Low	0.4x
56	Pace University New York, NY	25 22–26	$19,614/yr	Low	-0.0x
57	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	25 22–26	$19,107/yr	Low	0.5x
58	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	25 22–27	$17,781/yr	Low	0.9x
59	American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY	25 22–26	$15,881/yr	Low	-0.1x
60	Belhaven University Jackson, MS	25 23–26	$15,711/yr	Low	0.3x
61	The Juilliard School New York, NY	25 22–26	$14,220/yr	Low	-0.4x
62	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	25 22–26	$14,033/yr	Low	0.3x

Highest Earning Dance Programs

Schools where Dance graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Texas State University	$38,967/yr	51	Low
Stephen F Austin State University	$33,340/yr	44	Low
University of South Carolina-Columbia	$33,291/yr	42	Low
Oakland University	$31,999/yr	39	Low
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$31,597/yr	38	Low
California State University-Long Beach	$30,686/yr	45	Low
University of Iowa	$30,353/yr	42	Low
Texas Woman's University	$29,634/yr	46	Low
Ball State University	$28,838/yr	39	Low
University of California-Irvine	$28,112/yr	36	Low

Best ROI for Dance

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Dance.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Texas Woman's University	12.3x	$29,634/yr	46
Texas State University	10.9x	$38,967/yr	51
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	9.0x	$23,587/yr	40
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	9.0x	$27,310/yr	39
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	8.9x	$19,681/yr	36
University of North Texas	8.9x	$25,034/yr	38
California State University-Long Beach	8.8x	$30,686/yr	45
Florida State University	8.7x	$21,877/yr	41
University of Iowa	8.6x	$30,353/yr	42
CUNY Lehman College	8.4x	$27,843/yr	43

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Dance graduates earn?

Across 62 schools, Dance graduates earn an average of $22,513 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $12,039 to $38,967 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Dance?

Dance is rated "Low" for AI automation risk, with an average of 21% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means relatively few career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Dance program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Texas State University ranks #1 for Dance with a score of 51/100 and graduate earnings of $38,967/yr.

Is a Dance degree worth it?

On average, Dance graduates earn 4.1x their in-state tuition over 10 years. ROI varies significantly by school — choose carefully.

About This Data

This page aggregates Dance programs across 62 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.