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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,954 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,128 and $26,925 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region 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. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying visual arts.

Top 6 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UF supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying visual arts list, UCF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida, 2,263 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Florida]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

GMU also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 2,334 of the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU were GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 George Mason University]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,414 of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent were GI Bill® students, of which 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

C of C also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, College of Charleston supports 10,384 students, and 536 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 299 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,957. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received funds through 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%.

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Visual Arts for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying visual arts list, WVU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,033 of the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. On top of their other funding sources, 66 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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