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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” 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 Missouri, there were 1,973 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,198 and $25,397 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 7,382 students enrolled at Lindenwood University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,583. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also took the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Of the 31,089 students enrolled at Mizzou, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 78 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 16,147 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - Kansas City does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Missouri - Kansas City]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Among the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis, 7 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 $7,972. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #5 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Missouri State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, Missouri State supports 23,505 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,830. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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University of Central Missouri landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s ranking. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Missouri offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCM]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
Truman State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Truman State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 4,655 students enrolled at Truman State University, 55 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,178. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Truman State University]](/colleges/truman-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stephens College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Visual & Performing Arts for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 18 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephens also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3.Among the 622 students enrolled at Stephens College, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,505. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Stephens Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
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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