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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Visual & Performing Arts is the 465th most popular major in the country with 912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 492 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in other visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other visual and performing arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying other visual & performing arts.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 96%. 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 U-M Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 92 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
NYU also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%. 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.
Full NYU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Illinois State also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 530 of the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State were GI Bill® students, of which 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%.
Full Illinois State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Duke University supports 16,172 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Baldwin Wallace College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 3,399 students enrolled at Baldwin Wallace College were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,938. During this same period, 37 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 85%.
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Nazareth College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nazareth is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Nazareth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,791 students enrolled at Nazareth, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,814. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Nazareth College]](/colleges/nazareth-college/student-life/veterans/)
Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson, 922 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. During this same period, 328 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Portland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Portland State University also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17.Of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University, 1,127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,835. On top of their other funding sources, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Drake University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Drake also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,774 students enrolled at Drake University, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drake University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Drake Veteran Student Life Report
Endicott College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Endicott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 4,287 students enrolled at Endicott, 124 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,129. In addition to receiving other benefits, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Endicott 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%.
Full Endicott College Veteran Student Life Report
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 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%.
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Western Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other visual & performing arts list, WIU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU, 330 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,652. 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.
Full WIU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. University of Baltimore is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 4,169 students enrolled at University of Baltimore, 173 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,002. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UB]](/colleges/university-of-baltimore/student-life/veterans/)
Adelphi University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Adelphi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,584 students enrolled at Adelphi University, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,421. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Adelphi University offers 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%.
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Oberlin College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oberlin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oberlin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oberlin also took the #10 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oberlin College supports 2,658 students, and 28 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,015. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Oberlin College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, Russell Sage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Russel Sage not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 2,389 students enrolled at Russel Sage were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,733. On top of their other funding sources, 8 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%.
Full Russell Sage College Veteran Student Life Report
Millikin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Millikin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Millikin also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Of the 1,982 students enrolled at Millikin, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,013. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Millikin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Millikin]](/colleges/millikin-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #20, San Francisco Art Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. SFAI is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other visual & performing arts list, SFAI has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 41 students enrolled at SFAI, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,103. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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