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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

3 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,530 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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 Florida, there were 754 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,384 and $20,893 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree vets studying theater.

Top 3 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 33 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida State University supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State University does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

UCF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. On top of their other funding sources, 8 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCF]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Of the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU, 708 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,153. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida Atlantic University]](/colleges/florida-atlantic-university/student-life/veterans/)

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