Manhattan School of Music GI Bill® Coverage

How much of the cost at Manhattan School of Music will the G.I. Bill® cover? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$54,600 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$34,365 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Housing Allowance Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Expect Roughly $34,365 in Tuition Out of Pocket at Manhattan School of Music

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Manhattan School of Music. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$54,600
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$34,365

Private Tuition Above the Post-9/11 Benefit Cap

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® limits the annual tuition benefit to roughly $20,235, so tuition beyond that is out of pocket (or covered by Yellow Ribbon) at Manhattan School of Music.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

There is no record that Manhattan School of Music participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program in the latest federal data. If you need benefits beyond the Post-9/11 cap, ask the schools veteran services office whether any programs participate.

Per-Credit Fees and the Active-Duty Tuition Assistance Cap

Active-duty service members using DoD Tuition Assistance are capped at $250 per credit hour. The chart below shows whether the per-credit charge at Manhattan School of Music falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$1,300
Out-of-state	$1,300

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at Manhattan School of Music.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$17,350
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$5,196/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$41,568
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$24,218

The benefit generally more than covers off-campus living costs here. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Manhattan School of Music estimates these costs at about $1,500, leaving about $500 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Manhattan School of Music

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at Manhattan School of Music.

Roughly 3 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $55,365.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	3	$80,990	$26,997
GI Bill® — undergraduate	2	$54,240	—
GI Bill® — graduate	1	$26,750	—

These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.

Veteran Services & Links

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.