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2023 Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 665 people earned their degree in music therapy, making the major the 519th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 162 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in music therapy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music therapy programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music therapy 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Drexel University supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Nazareth College
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nazareth College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2020-2021.

Nazareth also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Nazareth College supports 2,791 students, and 67 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,814. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nazareth College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 85%.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying music therapy list, Temple has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple University supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rockville Centre, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music therapy degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Molloy also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 5,115 students enrolled at Molloy College, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,598. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Molloy College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Immaculata University
Immaculata, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Immaculata University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s. Immaculata University is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

Immaculata also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 2,563 students enrolled at Immaculata, 38 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,208. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Immaculata University Veteran Student Life Report

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

SUNY New Paltz landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s ranking. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized school located in New Paltz, New York that handed out 12 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY New Paltz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 7,489 students enrolled at SUNY New Paltz were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,254. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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