2023 Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
54
Degrees Awarded
$38,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Theatre and Dance is the 984th most popular major in the country with 94 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 54 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theatre and dance 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 theatre and dance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The theatre and dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying theatre and dance.
Top 1 Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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