2023 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,336 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 370th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 32 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other design and applied arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Drake also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 4,774 students enrolled at Drake, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 11 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 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 Drake]](/colleges/drake-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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