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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 Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 5,349 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,005 and $25,938 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 245 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dean College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Dean College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dean College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.Among the 1,180 students enrolled at Dean College, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,733. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dean College]](/colleges/dean-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. STCC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 4,327 students enrolled at Springfield Technical Community College, 154 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,577. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full STCC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Holyoke Community College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 4,209 students enrolled at Holyoke Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Holyoke Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Holyoke Community College]](/colleges/holyoke-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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