2023 Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Master’s” ranking.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 1,304 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
NYU also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, University at Buffalo supports 32,347 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Buffalo]](/colleges/university-at-buffalo/student-life/veterans/)
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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia University in the City of New York]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hunter, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter College, 152 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Brooklyn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 195 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,457. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s ranking. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 208 of the 26,782 students enrolled at Stony Brook University were GI Bill® students, of which 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Stony Brook]](/colleges/stony-brook-university/student-life/veterans/)
Binghamton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s ranking. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 102 of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,948. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Binghamton University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Binghamton University]](/colleges/suny-at-binghamton/student-life/veterans/)
Adelphi University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s list. Adelphi is a medium-sized school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Adelphi also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9.Among the 7,584 students enrolled at Adelphi, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,421. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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With a ranking of #9, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Theater for a Master’s list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 49 of the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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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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