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% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $46,080 school-wide net price and $41,198 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 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
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5%), school-wide average net price ($46,080), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,198), and peer averages from 286 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 286 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 8.1x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($25,711 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,571 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place California Institute of the Arts in the top 99% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,779 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $2,818 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $4,152 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,864 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Dance accounts for 5% of the awards or completions reported for California Institute of the Arts. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 8.1x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places California Institute of the Arts #284 of 286 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.