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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 912 people earned their degree in other visual and performing arts, making the major the 465th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 108 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The other visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region 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 in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 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. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois State University supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois State University]](/colleges/illinois-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baldwin Wallace College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 3,399 students enrolled at Baldwin Wallace University 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 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 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU, 330 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 Millikin University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s. Located in Decatur, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Millikin also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 1,982 students enrolled at Millikin University, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,013. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Millikin University 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/)