2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
132
Degrees Awarded
$36,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s” ranking.
Painting is the 517th most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the painting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Painting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 25,714 students enrolled at OHIO Athens, 726 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OHIO Athens offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full OHIO Athens Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Temple University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying painting list, UMass Dartmouth has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,869 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, 209 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 10 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
MICA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, MICA supports 1,892 students, and 66 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,802. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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SUNY New Paltz ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. SUNY New Paltz is a public institution located in New Paltz, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY New Paltz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 7,489 students enrolled at SUNY New Paltz were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,254. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY New Paltz offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full SUNY New Paltz Veteran Student Life Report
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
CWU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,174 students enrolled at CWU, 711 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,593. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CWU]](/colleges/central-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
Alfred University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Alfred not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Alfred supports 2,187 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,695. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 33 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 14,265 students enrolled at Savannah College of Art and Design, 193 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. In addition to receiving other benefits, 91 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SCAD]](/colleges/savannah-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
Cranbrook Academy of Art did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Carnbrook Academy also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 126 students enrolled at Carnbrook Academy, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 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 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cranbrook Academy of Art]](/colleges/cranbrook-academy-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,227 students enrolled at RISD were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,999. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rhode Island School of Design]](/colleges/rhode-island-school-of-design/student-life/veterans/)
New York Academy of Art ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Painting for a Master’s list. New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 33 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
New York Academy of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 97 students enrolled at New York Academy of Art 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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