2023 Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Theater for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 456 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts 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 theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Pennsylvania for Theater for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Theater for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Theater for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Theater for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our pennsylvania associate degree vets studying theater list, HACC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 624 of the 15,376 students enrolled at HACC were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,537. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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