2023 Best Other Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,117 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 407th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 112 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other music programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The other music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Other Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s other music degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern California offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Music for a Master’s list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 680 of the 40,381 students enrolled at California State University - Northridge were GI Bill® students, of which 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,745. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CSUN]](/colleges/california-state-university-northridge/student-life/veterans/)
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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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