2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft
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Ranked Colleges
38
Degrees Awarded
$45,600
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft is the 554th most popular major in the country with 862 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 38 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft”.
Top 2 Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 ’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2020-2021.
Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,115 students enrolled at Emerson, 100 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,410. On top of their other funding sources, 38 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Emerson College]](/colleges/emerson-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Massachusetts. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Norton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wheaton College Massachusetts, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 1,670 students enrolled at Wheaton College Massachusetts were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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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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