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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. 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 in the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Far Western US region, there were 111 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying other visual & performing arts list, UC Irvine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Irvine Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Visual & Performing Arts for a Doctorate list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying other visual & performing arts list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 19,161 students enrolled at UC Santa Cruz, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of California - Santa Cruz]](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-cruz/student-life/veterans/)
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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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