San Marcos, Texas · Public
Dance at Texas State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $16,805 school-wide net price, and $56,906 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 166 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~166
- Schools with reported signal
- 286
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.3%
- Graduation rate
- 55.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,805/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $67,220
- Median debt
- $21,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $56,906/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($16,805), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($56,906), 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. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 286 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,564 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($1,863 below). Together, those evidence points place Texas State University in the top 42% 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 0.5% of reported programs at Texas State University, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 166 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Texas State University's average net price is $16,805 per year, about $67,220 over four years. That is $3,564 below the $20,369 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $56,906 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,863 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 Texas State University #121 of 286 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.