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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New York, there were 610 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,339 and $21,758 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing 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 New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #1 spot on the list. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 385 of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University were GI Bill® students, of which 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full Syracuse Veteran Student Life Report

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The College at Brockport
Brockport, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #2 spot on the list. The College at Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Brockport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, SUNY Brockport supports 7,592 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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%.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Brooklyn College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 195 of the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,457. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Brooklyn College Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students received scholarships through 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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 15,227 students enrolled at The City College of New York, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,172. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The City College of New York offers 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%.

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

Purchase College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Visual Arts for a Master’s ranking. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying visual arts list, Purchase College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 33 of the 3,685 students enrolled at Purchase College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Purchase College Veteran Student Life Report

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