2023 Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Degrees Awarded
$43,500
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 31 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 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 $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 GWU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
CUA also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, CUA supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 86%.
Full Catholic University of America 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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