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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Minnesota, there were 1,863 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,761 and $25,597 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 282 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and a strong support system for 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.
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 Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #1 spot on the list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our minnesota associate degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Century College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 8,203 students enrolled at Century College were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,525. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Century College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Century College]](/colleges/century-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Of the 6,429 students enrolled at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,795. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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