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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,288 people earned their degree in dance, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,085 and had an average of $24,389 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 649 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,775 and $22,339 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying dance.

Top 6 Best Dance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 9 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Irvine supports 36,303 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 UC Irvine Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying dance list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 40,069 students enrolled at CSULB, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 310 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full CSULB Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s list. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at UCR, 11 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 $2,182. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.

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California Institute of the Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Dance for a Master’s list. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valencia, California. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 18 of the 1,166 students enrolled at CalArts were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,930. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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