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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 New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” 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 New Jersey, there were 2,687 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,137 and $25,379 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 visual and performing arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.According to our most recent data, Rutgers New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Montclair State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State University, 337 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,727. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montclair State University 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 15 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Rider not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.According to our most recent data, Rider University supports 4,636 students, and 64 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Rider University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.According to our most recent data, Rutgers Newark supports 13,231 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,673. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers Newark offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Rutgers University - Newark Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 17 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Rowan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 423 of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan 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 $10,069. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%.
Full Rowan Veteran Student Life Report
New Jersey City University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
NJCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.According to our most recent data, New Jersey City University supports 7,550 students, and 159 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,391. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full New Jersey City University Veteran Student Life Report
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
William Paterson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Among the 9,635 students enrolled at William Paterson University of New Jersey, 133 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,535. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. William Paterson University of New Jersey does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at William Paterson University]](/colleges/william-paterson-university-of-new-jersey/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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