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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 Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Oklahoma, there were 1,660 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,697 and $20,989 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 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.
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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma master’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 38 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. 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 87%, 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full OSU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 26 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. 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.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma City University supports 2,617 students, and 114 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,606. On top of their other funding sources, 22 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma City University does offer 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OCU]](/colleges/oklahoma-city-university/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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