2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s
7
Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$44,902
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 728 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,215 and had an average of $24,409 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in interior architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior architecture 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 interior architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interiors degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel, 2 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel University]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
Cal Poly Pomona also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 30,014 students enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Cal Poly Pomona]](/colleges/california-state-polytechnic-university-pomona/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 20 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying interiors list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, K -State supports 20,854 students, and 1,099 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 647 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. 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.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 26 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida International University]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Oregon landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s ranking. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s interiors degrees to qualified students.
UO also made our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UO 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UO]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)
Boston Architectural College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Interiors for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying interiors list, Boston Architectural College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Boston Architectural College supports 742 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,635. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston Architectural College]](/colleges/boston-architectural-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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