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2023 Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

3 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$41,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master's

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 Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 452 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying fine arts.

Top 3 Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, UPenn supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UPenn]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Moore College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Moore College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Moore College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 389 students enrolled at Moore College, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,736. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Moore College]](/colleges/moore-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Fine Arts for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

PAFA also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 188 students enrolled at PAFA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,755. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]](/colleges/pennsylvania-academy-of-the-fine-arts/student-life/veterans/)

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