2023 Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
94
Degrees Awarded
$28,400
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Theatre and Dance is the 984th most popular major in the country with 94 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in theatre and dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theatre and dance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the theatre and dance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #1 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
UDayton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. During this same period, 40 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Dayton]](/colleges/university-of-dayton/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #2 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,082. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also made our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 16 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
UW also made our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, UW supports 11,829 students, and 473 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 255 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for 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%.
Full UW 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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