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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. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Arkansas, there were 895 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,897 and $24,943 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
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 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 Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
UARK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
UCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Of the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Among the 8,899 students enrolled at UA Little Rock, 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 $7,247. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.According to our most recent data, A-State supports 13,106 students, and 425 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 180 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,131. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at A-State]](/colleges/arkansas-state-university-main-campus/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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