What Dance grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $43,047 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut CollegeCT | $34,107 | $70,441 | — | +64% |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $34,289 | $63,170 | $66,690 | +47% |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $31,905 | $62,818 | — | +46% |
| 4 | Texas State UniversityTX | $38,710 | $62,314 | $66,990 | +45% |
| 5 | Agnes Scott CollegeGA | $59,848 | $61,827 | — | +44% |
| 6 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX | $46,663 | $61,121 | — | +42% |
| 7 | University of HoustonTX | $33,666 | $59,848 | $67,887 | +39% |
| 8 | College of CharlestonSC | $41,964 | $56,877 | — | +32% |
| 9 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $34,735 | $55,935 | $63,681 | +30% |
| 10 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $31,905 | $55,137 | $62,224 | +28% |
| 11 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $32,883 | $54,919 | $60,696 | +28% |
| 12 | University of IowaIA | $30,542 | $51,761 | $56,877 | +20% |
| 13 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $33,485 | $50,050 | — | +16% |
| 14 | Saint Olaf CollegeMN | $36,215 | $49,855 | — | +16% |
| 15 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $31,052 | $49,855 | $63,874 | +16% |
| 16 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $35,757 | $47,574 | $69,154 | +11% |
| 17 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $25,118 | $47,392 | — | +10% |
| 18 | Western Oregon UniversityOR | $29,647 | $47,119 | — | +9% |
| 19 | Ohio UniversityOH | $28,132 | $47,119 | $54,757 | +9% |
| 20 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $29,328 | $47,054 | $65,986 | +9% |
| 21 | University of AlabamaAL | $28,808 | $46,471 | $55,746 | +8% |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $28,456 | $46,383 | $64,402 | +8% |
| 23 | University of MichiganMI | $39,793 | $45,751 | $61,036 | +6% |
| 24 | SUNY at FredoniaNY | $26,659 | $45,751 | — | +6% |
| 25 | Kennesaw State UniversityGA | $29,236 | $44,206 | — | +3% |
| 26 | University of HartfordCT | $28,507 | $44,129 | — | +3% |
| 27 | George Mason UniversityVA | $29,990 | $43,820 | $73,271 | +2% |
| 28 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $24,893 | $43,722 | — | +2% |
| 29 | University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC | $30,246 | $43,271 | $48,487 | +1% |
| 30 | Winthrop UniversitySC | $34,840 | $43,047 | $55,380 | 0% |
| 31 | University of Akron (The)OH | $29,132 | $43,047 | $53,696 | 0% |
| 32 | Radford UniversityVA | $27,467 | $43,047 | $52,839 | 0% |
| 33 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $24,704 | $43,047 | $59,187 | 0% |
| 34 | University of North TexasTX | $30,804 | $42,897 | $54,453 | 0% |
| 35 | University of UtahUT | $27,324 | $42,897 | $62,818 | 0% |
| 36 | SUNY College at BrockportNY | $28,431 | $42,641 | $54,993 | -1% |
| 37 | University of Texas at El PasoTX | $24,204 | $42,033 | — | -2% |
| 38 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $28,969 | $41,785 | $56,877 | -3% |
| 39 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $30,528 | $41,154 | $46,435 | -4% |
| 40 | State University of New York at BuffaloNY | $26,599 | $41,115 | $52,872 | -4% |
| 41 | Hollins UniversityVA | $24,971 | $41,115 | — | -4% |
| 42 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $29,742 | $40,793 | $38,967 | -5% |
| 43 | Ball State UniversityIN | $28,969 | $40,759 | $47,574 | -5% |
| 44 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $31,317 | $40,342 | — | -6% |
| 45 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $29,502 | $40,342 | $50,083 | -6% |
| 46 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $24,077 | $40,342 | — | -6% |
| 47 | Butler UniversityIN | $25,504 | $40,067 | — | -7% |
| 48 | University of CincinnatiOH | $25,380 | $40,037 | $37,592 | -7% |
| 49 | Kent State UniversityOH | $24,409 | $39,975 | $53,485 | -7% |
| 50 | University of OregonOR | $29,659 | $39,655 | $46,532 | -8% |
| 51 | SUNY College at PurchaseNY | $27,476 | $38,925 | $43,722 | -10% |
| 52 | Columbia CollegeSC | $28,584 | $38,771 | $51,223 | -10% |
| 53 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $25,727 | $38,416 | $45,365 | -11% |
| 54 | University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC | $24,926 | $37,897 | $56,312 | -12% |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI | $27,344 | $37,439 | $47,119 | -13% |
| 56 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $26,310 | $37,198 | $45,751 | -14% |
| 57 | Shenandoah UniversityVA | $30,143 | $35,591 | $58,363 | -17% |
| 58 | Wright State UniversityOH | $22,768 | $35,591 | $54,051 | -17% |
| 59 | University of OklahomaOK | $26,134 | $34,473 | — | -20% |
| 60 | University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI | $26,963 | $34,252 | — | -20% |
| 61 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $24,874 | $34,002 | — | -21% |
| 62 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $29,704 | $33,861 | — | -21% |
| 63 | University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO | $24,810 | $32,492 | $46,845 | -25% |
| 64 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $27,979 | $30,600 | $62,818 | -29% |
| 65 | Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 66 | Lamar UniversityTX | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 67 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $36,215 | — | — | — |
| 68 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $27,886 | — | — | — |
| 69 | Valdosta State UniversityGA | $23,524 | — | — | — |
| 70 | Brigham Young University - IdahoID | $22,385 | — | — | — |