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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas for Theater for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 787 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

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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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s

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

Top 7 Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying theater list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 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 $2,893. During this same period, 0 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 97%, 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. During this same period, 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,401. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - Commerce]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-commerce/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s ranking. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Woman’s University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Texas Woman’s University Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Theater for a Master’s ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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