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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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 New York, there were 2,842 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,795 and $22,052 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts 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 drama and theater arts 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 New York for Theater for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The Graduate Center also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center, CUNY, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,335. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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