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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 for Visual Arts for a Doctorate

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

Top 5 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Texas Tech crest
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University 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 Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSD also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, OHIO Athens supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio University - Athens Campus]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 28,669 students enrolled at UT Dallas, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Dallas offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Visual Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

RPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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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