2023 Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown, 98 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theater for a Master’s. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theater for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.

Full Tufts University Veteran Student Life Report