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

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 176 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 148 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 5 Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Among the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University, 1,127 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. To help with additional expenses, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 24 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree vets studying theater list, UO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Among the 21,752 students enrolled at University of Oregon, 582 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. To help with additional expenses, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 University of Oregon]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree vets studying theater list, Southern Oregon University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 5,140 students enrolled at Southern Oregon University were GI Bill® students, of which 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,435. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Southern Oregon University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Willamette University landed the #4 spot on the list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Willamette also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.According to our most recent data, Willamette supports 1,866 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,172. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis & Clark College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Lewis & Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Lewis and Clark College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 3,157 students enrolled at Lewis & Clark College were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,774. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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