2023 Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Drama & Dance Education is the 713th most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 33 drama and dance education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 drama and dance education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in drama and dance education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and dance education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and dance education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying drama education.
Top 8 Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s drama education students in 2020-2021.
UCO also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.
OCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 2,617 students enrolled at Oklahoma City University were GI Bill® students, of which 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,606. In addition to receiving other benefits, 22 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma City University]](/colleges/oklahoma-city-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s drama education degrees to qualified students.
LCU also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,664 students enrolled at LCU were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,382. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at LCU]](/colleges/lubbock-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s list. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s drama education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 1,714 students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,987. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 2,128 students enrolled at Hardin - Simmons, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,160. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Hardin - Simmons University Veteran Student Life Report
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 1,985 students enrolled at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,820. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Howard Payne University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Drama Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Howard Payne supports 1,060 students, and 43 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,886. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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