Moraga, California · Private Non-Profit
Dance at Saint Mary's College of California
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 28 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~28
- Schools with reported signal
- 286
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.5%
- Graduation rate
- 70.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $30,378/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $121,512
- Median debt
- $23,691
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $78,812/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 286 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,009 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($20,043 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 65% 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 1.4% of reported programs at Saint Mary's College of California, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 28 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Saint Mary's College of California's average net price is $30,378 per year, about $121,512 over four years. That is $10,009 above the $20,369 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $78,812 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $20,043 above 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 Saint Mary's College of California #186 of 286 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.