2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
207
Degrees Awarded
$20,981
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 2,034 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,871 and $24,410 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 207 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio 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 and studio arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools
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 the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fine Arts for an Associate. Springfield Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
STCC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 154 of the 4,327 students enrolled at STCC were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full STCC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 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, Holyoke Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 4,209 students enrolled at Holyoke Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Holyoke Community College]](/colleges/holyoke-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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