2023 Best Acting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 251 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in acting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acting 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 acting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying acting.
Top 2 Best Acting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia College Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,151. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Acting for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul University supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DePaul University 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%.
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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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