Here you can find information on some of best schools and training programs for dance in the country – but don’t be fooled: there are MANY more beyond this list. That’s why you’ll also find links to outside sources to provide you with more info if you want it (see bottom of the page).
- The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.F.A.: Dance Theater
Website: http://www.amda.edu/programs/dance-theatre/bachelor-of-fine-arts/
- Bates College
Location: Lewiston, Maine
Degree: Bachelor’s in Dance
Website: http://www.bates.edu/dance/
- The Boston Conservatory (BoCo)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Degree: B.F.A. in Contemporary Dance
Website: http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/dance
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Location: Valencia, California
Degree: B.F.A.
Website: https://dance.calarts.edu/programs
- Cornish College of the Arts
Location: Seattle, Washington
Degree: B.F.A.
Website: http://www.cornish.edu/dance/
- Dean College
Location: Franklin, Massachusetts
Degree: Associates in Dance; Bachelor’s in Dance
Website: https://www.dean.edu/school_of_dance_majors_courses.aspx
- Dominican University (with Alonzo King LINES Ballet)
Location: San Rafael, California
Degree: B.F.A. in Dance
Website: http://www.dominican.edu/academics/ahss/undergraduate-programs/performingarts/linesdance
- Fordham University (with The Ailey School)
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.F.A.
Website: https://www.fordham.edu/info/21862/dance
- The Hartt School (at the University of Hartford)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Degree: B.F.A. in Dance or Ballet Pedagogy
- The Juilliard School
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.F.A.
Website: http://www.juilliard.edu/degrees-programs/dance
- Loyola-Marymount University
Location: Los Angeles, California
Degree: B.A.
Website: http://cfa.lmu.edu/programs/dance/
- The New School
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.A. in The Arts with a Dance Concentration
Website: http://www.newschool.edu/lang/courses-subpage.aspx?id=24400
- New York University
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.F.A
Website: https://dance.tisch.nyu.edu/page/undergraduate.html
- Pace University
Location: New York City, New York
Degree: B.F.A. in Commercial Dance
Website: http://www.pace.edu/academics/undergraduate-students/majors-minors/commercial-dance-bf
- Point Park University
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Degree: B.F.A. in Ballet, Modern or Jazz; B.A. in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, or Dance Pedagogy
Website: http://www.pointpark.edu/Academics/Schools/COPA/COPADeptsMajors/Dance
- Purchase College
Location: Purchase, New York
Degree: B.F.A in Ballet Performance, Composition or Dance Production
Website: http://www.purchase.edu/Departments/AcademicPrograms/Arts/Dance/
- The University of the Arts
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Degree: B.F.A. in Dance
Website: http://catalogue.uarts.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=2425
- University of Buffalo
Location: Buffalo, New York
Degree: B.A. in Dance, B.F.A. in Dance
Website: http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/thd_degrees.shtml
- University of California Irvine
Location: Irvine, California
Degree: B.A. in Dance, B.F.A. in Dance
Website: http://dance.arts.uci.edu/degrees-dance
- University of North Carolina
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Degree: B.A. in Dance, B.A. in Dance Education
Website: http://coaa.uncc.edu/academics/department-of-dance/degrees
**For more, see the following links:
National Association of Schools of Dance
Dance Programs at Colleges and Universities