2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Illustration for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
44
Degrees Awarded
$37,300
Avg Cost*

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 California for Illustration for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,538 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 249th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 315 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent illustration 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 illustration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Illustration for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Illustration for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying illustration.
Top 1 Best Illustration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Illustration for a Master’s. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 44 masters’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Academy of Art University supports 8,928 students, and 1,287 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,275. In addition to receiving other benefits, 257 students received funds 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%.
Full Academy of Art University Veteran Student Life Report
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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.