2023 Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Art & Technology for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,225 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 223 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent digital 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 digital arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The art & technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Art & Technology for an Associate”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our 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 California for Art & Technology for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Art & Technology for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Art & Technology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s art and technology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University, 1,287 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 Academy of Art University]](/colleges/academy-of-art-university/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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