2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,317
Avg Salary
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 Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 765 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,921 and $21,751 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 374 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree vets studying design.
Top 4 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 99 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Arizona University supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 15 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Advancing Technology, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Of the 836 students enrolled at University of Advancing Technology, 168 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,000. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Advancing Technology Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 69 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-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.