2023 Best General Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Alabama, there were 248 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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.

Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree vets studying general music.

Top 2 Best General Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2,081 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 10 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. On top of their other funding sources, 357 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Alabama offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama

868 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Music for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.Among the 14,224 students enrolled at University of South Alabama, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. To help with additional expenses, 11 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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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

Footnotes

• *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.