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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 160 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,277 and $23,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,980 and $30,839 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 28 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Iowa offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 28 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.Of the 4,774 students enrolled at Drake University, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 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 Drake University]](/colleges/drake-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.Our most recent data shows that 251 of the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 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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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coe College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Coe also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #5.Among the 1,394 students enrolled at Coe, 15 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 $17,106. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Coe]](/colleges/coe-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Luther College
Decorah, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Theater for a Bachelor’s. Luther College is a small school located in Decorah, Iowa that handed out 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luther, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.According to our most recent data, Luther College supports 1,802 students, and 19 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,670. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for 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%.

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