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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 713 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 381 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 18 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. 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 #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University 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 92%.
Full TCU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 60 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UNT Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State University]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington also took the #13 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Arlington does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)
University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 28 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. 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 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Rio Grande Valley supports 32,441 students, and 871 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 302 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. 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%.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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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With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,401. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Commerce offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas A&M Commerce Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU 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%.
Full Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report
Oklahoma City University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 60 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
OCU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, OCU supports 2,617 students, and 114 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,606. During this same period, 22 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 OCU]](/colleges/oklahoma-city-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UNM also took the #16 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 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. 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.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Tarleton State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, Tarleton has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 755 of the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton State University were GI Bill® students, of which 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,304. 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 Tulsa landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,162. To help with additional expenses, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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 University of Tulsa]](/colleges/university-of-tulsa/student-life/veterans/)
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, New Mexico State University - Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Baylor University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, Baylor has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. In addition to receiving other benefits, 263 students qualified for 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 91%.
Full Baylor Veteran Student Life Report
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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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