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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

5 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$22,940 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 190 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,940 and $26,640 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts 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 drama and theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. On top of their other funding sources, 100 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland State 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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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree vets studying theater list, UO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.According to our most recent data, UO supports 21,752 students, and 582 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 314 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. To help with additional expenses, 25 students received scholarships 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Southern Oregon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 5,140 students enrolled at Southern Oregon University were GI Bill® students, of which 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,435. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Willamette University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Willamette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Among the 1,866 students enrolled at Willamette, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,172. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis & Clark College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Lewis and Clark College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 3,157 students enrolled at Lewis and Clark College 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 $20,774. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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