2023 Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,922 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 785 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 99 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and a strong support system for 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 fine arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree vets studying fine arts.
Top 1 Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,327 students enrolled at Springfield Technical Community College, 154 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,577. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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