Dance, General

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.

Of the 31 Dance, General degrees granted each year at the Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years level, 19% percent of whom are men and the other 81% percent are women. Did you know that New York has more students being granted a degree in Dance, General than any other state in the US? In fact, New York awarded 20 degrees last year! The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Dance, General is $38,200.