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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Iowa, there were 1,384 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,405 and $24,325 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The 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 Iowa for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate”.
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. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree vets studying visual & performing arts.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMACC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 500 of the 23,051 students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,709. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Des Moines Area Community College]](/colleges/des-moines-area-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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