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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,124 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 205 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance.

Top 25 Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Full U-M Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22.According to our most recent data, Florida State supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full Florida State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 7 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #21 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign supports 52,679 students, and 10 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 94%.

Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Kentucky Veteran Student Life Report

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 343 of the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont University were GI Bill® students, of which 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. During this same period, 146 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 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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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

James Madison University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on this list, JMU is in the top on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Of the 21,594 students enrolled at JMU, 842 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. To help with additional expenses, 3 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, UW - Madison has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill is also in the top of our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Chapel Hill 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were 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 received funds through 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 94%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, UARK supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

With a ranking of #12, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

U Miami also took the #14 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

CUA also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Catholic University of America supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full CUA Veteran Student Life Report

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. During this same period, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

UH excels when it comes to music performance quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 41 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 93%.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at IU Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

TCU also took the #19 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, TCU supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Christian University Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of North Texas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

UNT excels when it comes to music performance quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.According to our most recent data, UNT supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNT]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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New York University
New York, New York

With a ranking of #23, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 33 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

University of Rochester came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 103 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Rochester supports 11,741 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #25, University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 13,856 students enrolled at University of Denver, 571 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. During this same period, 155 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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Rest of the Best 31 in Most Veteran Friendly for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s

Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
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