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2023 Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Education is the 151st most popular major in the country with 4,761 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,182 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying music teacher education.

Top 5 Best Music Education Doctor’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 Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UF 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 12 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying music teacher education list, Southern Miss has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Music Teacher Education for a Doctorate list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying music teacher education list, U Miami has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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