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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa

5 Ranked Colleges
244 Degrees Awarded
$27,319 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Iowa, there were 286 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,184 and $24,982 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 244 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,980 and $30,839 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.According to our most recent data, UNI supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UNI Veteran Student Life Report

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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coe College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Coe College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 8 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Coe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.Among the 1,394 students enrolled at Coe, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,106. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 Coe Veteran Student Life Report

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Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand View University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our iowa bachelor’s degree vets studying fine arts list, Grand View University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 86 of the 1,874 students enrolled at Grand View University were GI Bill® students, of which 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,256. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand View University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Grand View University Veteran Student Life Report

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Luther College
Decorah, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Decorah, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our iowa bachelor’s degree vets studying fine arts list, Luther has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.According to our most recent data, Luther College supports 1,802 students, and 19 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,670. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 Luther Veteran Student Life Report

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