Winston Salem, North Carolina · Public
Dance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 13.8% reported program-share signal, $14,906 school-wide net price, and $38,357 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 130 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
13.8% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 13.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~130
- Schools with reported signal
- 286
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 30%
- Graduation rate
- 77.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,906/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $59,624
- Median debt
- $23,870
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $38,357/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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (13.8%), school-wide average net price ($14,906), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($38,357), 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 C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 22.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,463 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($20,412 below). Together, those evidence points place University of North Carolina School of the Arts in the top 66% 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 13.8% of reported programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 22.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 130 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of North Carolina School of the Arts's average net price is $14,906 per year, about $59,624 over four years. That is $5,463 below the $20,369 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $38,357 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $20,412 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 University of North Carolina School of the Arts #188 of 286 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.