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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Georgia, there were 5,160 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,566 and $26,958 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 49 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Georgia State supports 36,360 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 662 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Georgia State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 38 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #4.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 26,949 students enrolled at Georgia Southern University were GI Bill® students, of which 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Southern University]](/colleges/georgia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, CSU supports 8,372 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,636. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Among the 13,419 students enrolled at University of West Georgia, 490 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 171 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,416. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of West Georgia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of West Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
VSU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 589 of the 12,304 students enrolled at VSU were GI Bill® students, of which 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,915. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Valdosta State University]](/colleges/valdosta-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 476 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 14,265 students enrolled at SCAD, 193 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. On top of their other funding sources, 91 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 SCAD Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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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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