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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 2,526 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,745 and $26,721 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 348 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Waukesha County Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 37 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
WCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 187 of the 6,952 students enrolled at Waukesha County Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 122 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,262. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Waukesha County Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Waukesha County Technical College]](/colleges/waukesha-county-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 35 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MATC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 12,618 students enrolled at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 333 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 132 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,896. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 MATC]](/colleges/milwaukee-area-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our wisconsin associate degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Madison College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.According to our most recent data, Madison Area Technical College supports 13,057 students, and 450 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 286 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,835. During this same period, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Gateway Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 7,839 students enrolled at Gateway Technical College, 50 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,630. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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