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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 141 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,320 and $21,561 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona vets studying visual arts.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
University of Advancing Technology also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Advancing Technology supports 836 students, and 168 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,000. During this same period, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 47 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual Arts list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 15,544 students enrolled at Pima County Community College District, 853 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 426 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,036. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Pima County Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
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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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