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Dance Schools in the Northeast - 2024 Ranking

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In 2024, we have evaluated 86 dance colleges offering majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Dance-Colleges.com team ranks The Juilliard School (New York City, NY), New York University (New York City, NY), and Smith College (Northampton, MA) the best three dance colleges in the Northeast.

See the Top 50 Dance schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 dance schools in the Northeast:

The Juilliard School - Dance School Ranking
1. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 1 dance program

New York University - Dance School Ranking
2. New York University

New York City, NY, 3 dance programs

Smith College - Dance School Ranking
3. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 3 dance programs

Barnard College - Dance School Ranking
4. Barnard College

New York City, NY, 2 dance programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Dance School Ranking
5. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 dance programs

Skidmore College - Dance School Ranking
6. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY, 2 dance programs

University at Buffalo - Dance School Ranking
7. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 3 dance programs

Drexel University - Dance School Ranking
8. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 dance programs

Emerson College - Dance School Ranking
9. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 2 dance programs

CUNY Hunter College - Dance School Ranking
10. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 4 dance programs

Temple University - Dance School Ranking
11. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 3 dance programs

Adelphi University - Dance School Ranking
12. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 3 dance programs

Rowan University - Dance School Ranking
13. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 2 dance programs

Sarah Lawrence College - Dance School Ranking
14. Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY, 2 dance programs

Pratt Institute - Dance School Ranking
15. Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY, 1 dance program

Montclair State University - Dance School Ranking
16. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 2 dance programs

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania - Dance School Ranking
17. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA, 1 dance program

SUNY Brockport - Dance School Ranking
18. SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY, 4 dance programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Dance School Ranking
19. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 2 dance programs

Cornell University - Dance School Ranking
20. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 1 dance program

Wesleyan University - Dance School Ranking
21. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 3 dance programs

Middlebury College - Dance School Ranking
22. Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT, 2 dance programs

Swarthmore College - Dance School Ranking
23. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 2 dance programs

Boston University - Dance School Ranking
24. Boston University

Boston, MA, 1 dance program

Bowdoin College - Dance School Ranking
25. Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, 2 dance programs

University of Rochester - Dance School Ranking
26. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 1 dance program

Hamilton College - Dance School Ranking
27. Hamilton College

Clinton, NY, 2 dance programs

Bates College - Dance School Ranking
28. Bates College

Lewiston, ME, 2 dance programs

Fordham University - Dance School Ranking
29. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 1 dance program

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Dance School Ranking
30. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 1 dance program

The New School - Dance School Ranking
31. The New School

New York City, NY, 2 dance programs

Mount Holyoke College - Dance School Ranking
32. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA, 1 dance program

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Dance School Ranking
33. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 3 dance programs

Hofstra University - Dance School Ranking
34. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 2 dance programs

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Dance School Ranking
35. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 1 dance program

Muhlenberg College - Dance School Ranking
36. Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA, 2 dance programs

Berklee College of Music - Dance School Ranking
37. Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, 1 dance program

Rider University - Dance School Ranking
38. Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ, 2 dance programs

Bennington College - Dance School Ranking
39. Bennington College

Bennington, VT, 3 dance programs

CUNY City College - Dance School Ranking
40. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 3 dance programs

Pace University - Dance School Ranking
41. Pace University

New York City, NY, 1 dance program

DeSales University - Dance School Ranking
42. DeSales University

Center Valley, PA, 2 dance programs

CUNY Lehman College - Dance School Ranking
43. CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY, 1 dance program

The University of the Arts - Dance School Ranking
44. The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA, 2 dance programs

Point Park University - Dance School Ranking
45. Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 dance programs

Salem State University - Dance School Ranking
46. Salem State University

Salem, MA, 4 dance programs

SUNY at Purchase College - Dance School Ranking
47. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 3 dance programs

SUNY at Fredonia - Dance School Ranking
48. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY, 1 dance program

College of the Holy Cross - Dance School Ranking
49. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA, 1 dance program

University of Vermont - Dance School Ranking
50. University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, 2 dance programs

Dance schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State4 Dance Schools in Connecticut2 Dance Schools in Maine13 Dance Schools in Massachusetts1 Dance Schools in New Hampshire7 Dance Schools in New Jersey36 Dance Schools in New York18 Dance Schools in Pennsylvania2 Dance Schools in Rhode Island3 Dance Schools in Vermont


Dance programs in the Northeast:

General Dance: 81 schools
Ballet and Ballroom: 3 schools
Teacher Education: 18 schools

Dance schools in other regions:

Midwest: 85 schools
Northwest: 20 schools
South: 112 schools
Southeast: 71 schools
West: 125 schools

Popular dance school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Middletown: 1 school
New Britain: 1 school
New London: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
in Maine:
Brunswick: 1 school
Lewiston: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 2 schools
Boston: 3 schools
Bridgewater: 1 school
Franklin: 1 school
Great Barrington: 1 school
Northampton: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
South Hadley: 1 school
Springfield: 1 school
Worcester: 1 school
in New Hampshire:
Keene: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Branchburg: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Jersey City: 1 school
Lakewood: 1 school
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
in New York:
Bayside: 1 school
Brockport: 1 school
Bronx: 2 schools
Bronxville: 1 school
Brooklyn: 2 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 1 school
Clinton: 1 school
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Geneva: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 1 school
New York City: 13 schools
Niagara University: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Purchase: 2 schools
Rochester: 2 schools
Saratoga Springs: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Carlisle: 1 school
Center Valley: 1 school
Collegeville: 1 school
Erie: 1 school
Greensburg: 1 school
Lancaster: 1 school
Mechanicsburg: 1 school
Newtown: 1 school
Philadelphia: 3 schools
Pittsburgh: 2 schools
Saint Davids: 1 school
Slippery Rock: 1 school
Swarthmore: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Bristol: 1 school
Providence: 1 school
in Vermont:
Bennington: 1 school
Burlington: 1 school
Middlebury: 1 school
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