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2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

5 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$30,895 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master's

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 Georgia for Music for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Georgia, there were 502 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,516 and $21,040 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgia State supports 36,360 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 662 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia State]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 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 $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 26,949 students enrolled at GaSou, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,665. 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.

Full GaSou Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

CSU also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #4.Among the 8,372 students enrolled at CSU, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,636. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full CSU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Music for a Master’s list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 9 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 490 of the 13,419 students enrolled at University of West Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 171 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,416. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of West Georgia Veteran Student Life Report

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