2023 Best Dance Therapy Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dance Therapy is the 1111th most popular major in the country with 52 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance therapy/therapist programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance therapy/therapist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Dance Therapy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying dance therapy.

Top 2 Best Dance Therapy Colleges for Veterans

1

Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$76,378 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 ’s dance therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

1 GI Bill® Students**

$52,211 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Dance Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 19 ’s dance therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our vets studying dance therapy list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,353 students enrolled at Pratt Institute, 1 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Pratt Institute - Main]](/colleges/pratt-institute-main/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.