Valencia, California · Private Non-Profit
Dance at California Institute of the Arts
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5% reported program-share signal, $46,080 school-wide net price, and $41,198 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~43
- Schools with reported signal
- 286
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 32.3%
- Graduation rate
- 66.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $46,080/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $184,320
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,198/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (5%), school-wide average net price ($46,080), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,198), and peer averages from 286 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 286 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 8.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($25,711 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,571 below). Together, those evidence points place California Institute of the Arts in the top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,779 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,818 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.0% reported share · $4,152 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,864 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Dance accounts for 5% of reported programs at California Institute of the Arts, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 8.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California Institute of the Arts's average net price is $46,080 per year, about $184,320 over four years. That is $25,711 above the $20,369 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,198 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,571 below the $58,769 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California Institute of the Arts #284 of 286 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.