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2023 Best Dance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dance is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 413 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,261 and $22,876 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and a strong support system for 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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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 in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying dance list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2020-2021.

TWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, TWU supports 16,433 students, and 495 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 251 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TWU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying dance list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying dance list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full SHSU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dance for a Master’s ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 1 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Mexico - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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