2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s
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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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,108 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,469 and $23,023 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UPenn]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kutztown University also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 7,890 students enrolled at Kutztown University, 168 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,498. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stockton University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s. Located in Galloway, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Stockton State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stockton State supports 9,893 students, and 272 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 168 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,955. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Stockton State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized school located in Mahwah, New Jersey that handed out 12 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Ramapo College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 6,042 students enrolled at Ramapo College of New Jersey, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,051. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ramapo College of New Jersey offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ramapo College]](/colleges/ramapo-college-of-new-jersey/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Potsdam. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Potsdam did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,084 students enrolled at SUNY Potsdam, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,221. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Potsdam offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full SUNY Potsdam Veteran Student Life Report
SUNY Fredonia did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 4,055 students enrolled at SUNY Fredonia, 72 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,394. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 SUNY Fredonia]](/colleges/suny-at-fredonia/student-life/veterans/)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, RPI supports 7,501 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. On top of their other funding sources, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at RPI]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
MICA also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 1,892 students enrolled at Maryland Institute College of Art, 66 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,802. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Maryland Institute College of Art]](/colleges/maryland-institute-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
SUNY New Paltz landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school situated in New Paltz, New York. It awarded 45 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY New Paltz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 7,489 students enrolled at SUNY New Paltz, 62 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,254. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY New Paltz offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY New Paltz]](/colleges/state-university-of-new-york-at-new-paltz/student-life/veterans/)
SUNY Oneonta landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oneonta also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 6,718 students enrolled at SUNY Oneonta, 51 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,756. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Oneonta]](/colleges/suny-college-at-oneonta/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple University supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
IUP also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #16.Our most recent data shows that 298 of the 10,037 students enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,600. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Lehman College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Lehman also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lehman College supports 15,091 students, and 184 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lehman College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Purchase College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Purchase College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 3,685 students enrolled at Purchase College, 33 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,490. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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LIU Post came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
LIU Post also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, LIU Post supports 15,066 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,023. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. LIU Post does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full LIU Post Veteran Student Life Report
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