2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Theater Design

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Theater Design & Technology is the 433rd most popular major in the country with 1,164 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Jersey, there were 6 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Theater Design” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater design and technology 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 design and technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Theater Design

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey vets studying theater design.

Top 2 Best Theater Design & Technology Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

1

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey

164 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$10,409 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Theater Design that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s theater design students in 2020-2021.

NJIT also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, New Jersey Institute of Technology supports 11,652 students, and 164 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NJIT]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

2

Kean University
Union, New Jersey

253 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$9,357 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Theater Design that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #2 spot on the list. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 253 of the 14,064 students enrolled at Kean were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,357. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Kean 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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.