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2023 Best Acting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 562 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality acting programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the acting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying acting.

Top 5 Best Acting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were 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 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 Academy of Art University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying acting list, UCSD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s list. California Institute of the Arts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 14 masters’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 1,166 students enrolled at CalArts, 18 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,930. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CalArts 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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New York Film Academy
Burbank, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Acting for a Master’s. Located in Burbank, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s acting students in 2020-2021.

New York Film Academy also made our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 1,271 students enrolled at New York Film Academy, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,267. During this same period, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New York Film Academy 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New York Film Academy Veteran Student Life Report

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