2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Dance is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,085 and had an average of $24,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 413 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,261 and $22,876 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 338 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the dance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 19 Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 19 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus supports 27,772 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
Texas State also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 35 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dance list, TWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Woman’s University supports 16,433 students, and 495 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 251 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. 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.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dance list, SHSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full SHSU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UH also took the #13 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Houston supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Southern Methodist University Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dance list, UNT has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dance list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Oklahoma City University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma City University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 32 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
OCU also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9.Among the 2,617 students enrolled at OCU, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 22 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16.According to our most recent data, SFASU supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SFASU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full SFASU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 8 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Dance 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. During this same period, 5 students qualified for 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%.
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With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley, 871 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Rio Grande Valley 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%.
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With a ranking of #18, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also took the #19 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Bachelor’s ranking. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dance list, UTEP has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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