2023 Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,793 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 47 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in acting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality acting programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the acting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Webster supports 8,197 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. 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 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying acting list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 7,382 students enrolled at Lindenwood University were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,583. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lindenwood 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lindenwood University]](/colleges/lindenwood-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. Drake University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 100 of the 4,774 students enrolled at Drake University were GI Bill® students, of which 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 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2020-2021.
UNI also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, UNI supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 5,547 students enrolled at MSU Moorhead were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,920. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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 #6, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
NWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,924 students enrolled at NWU, 50 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,105. 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.
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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Missouri Southern State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s ranking. Missouri Southern State University is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Southern also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 5,045 students enrolled at Missouri Southern, 210 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,255. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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 Missouri Southern State University]](/colleges/missouri-southern-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stephens College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Acting for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephens College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephens also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, Stephens College supports 622 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,505. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephens College 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephens College]](/colleges/stephens-college/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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