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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 California for Visual Arts for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,130 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 221st most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 975 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying visual arts.

Top 2 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - San Diego supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Visual Arts for a Master’s list. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Cal State LA also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2.Among the 26,745 students enrolled at California State University - Los Angeles, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,700. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Los Angeles]](/colleges/california-state-university-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)

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