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2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

5 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Mississippi, there were 182 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and a strong support system for 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 Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. 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 Southern Miss Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

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

In addition to being on our mississippi bachelor’s degree vets studying music list, Ole Miss has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mississippi does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

Full Ole Miss Veteran Student Life Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State, 1,170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s list. MUW is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 7 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

MUW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.According to our most recent data, MUW supports 2,704 students, and 94 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,923. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Mississippi University for Women Veteran Student Life Report

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Music for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Belhaven also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 4,999 students enrolled at Belhaven, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,805. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Belhaven University Veteran Student Life Report

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