2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Music for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Massachusetts for Music for an Associate” ranking.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 1,491 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,167 and $26,354 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Music for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Music for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Music for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 7 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.Of the 4,209 students enrolled at Holyoke Community College, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Holyoke Community College]](/colleges/holyoke-community-college/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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