Dance programs in New York
4 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $21,894 at The Ailey School.
What this work pays in New York
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in New York earn a median of $98,850 a year across 14,920 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Choreographers | $173,100 | 340 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ailey School New York | Undergraduate certificate | $13,898 | $21,894 (13 grads) | 34 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Dance — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.