2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate” ranking.

Music Theory & Composition is the 390th most popular major in the country with 1,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 248 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music theory and composition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music theory and composition programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

41 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$14,483 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music composition students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brandeis supports 5,440 students, and 41 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through 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 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brandeis]](/colleges/brandeis-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Massachusetts

5 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,129 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New England Conservatory of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Composition for a Doctorate list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The New England Conservatory of Music also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, The New England Conservatory of Music supports 701 students, and 5 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 $6,129. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full The New England Conservatory of Music Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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.