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2023 Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

10 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 293 people earned their degree in drama and dance education, making the major the 713th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and dance education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying drama education.

Top 10 Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 12 masters’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s drama education students in 2020-2021.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston U]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 885 of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Greensboro]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/student-life/veterans/)

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Hunter College
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s drama education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 152 of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter College were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.

Winthrop also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Of the 5,576 students enrolled at Winthrop, 416 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,514. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Winthrop Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s list. CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying drama education list, CSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, CSU supports 8,372 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,636. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Columbus State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Northern Colorado]](/colleges/university-of-northern-colorado/student-life/veterans/)

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Adelphi University
Garden City, New York

With a ranking of #8, Adelphi University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s list. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adelphi, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,584 students enrolled at Adelphi University, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,421. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Adelphi]](/colleges/adelphi-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Fontbonne University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s drama education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying drama education list, Fontbonne University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,112 students enrolled at Fontbonne University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,147. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fontbonne University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Emerson College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Drama Education for a Master’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s drama education degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Emerson also took the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Emerson supports 5,115 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,410. To help with additional expenses, 38 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%.

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