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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts

5 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts

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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 127 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,265 and $28,500 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region vets studying visual arts.

Top 5 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts list. UM is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 13 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UM Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

UCCS also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCCS 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%.

Full UCCS Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Dixie State University
Saint George, Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

Dixie State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 12,043 students enrolled at Dixie State University, 267 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,877. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Visual Arts list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 3 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Salt Lake Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Salt Lake Community College supports 27,293 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,749. 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.

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