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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 569 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,053 and $24,378 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s

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

Top 6 Best Dance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State University offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 19,764 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 885 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UNC Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2020-2021.

JU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 4,053 students enrolled at Jacksonville University, 459 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,339. To help with additional expenses, 115 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Jacksonville University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s list. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Tulane]](/colleges/tulane-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dance for a Master’s list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2020-2021.

Belhaven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 4,999 students enrolled at Belhaven, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,805. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Belhaven offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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