2023 Best Music Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Music list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 76 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Catholic University of America Veteran Student Life Report

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Music that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full The American University Veteran Student Life Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Music list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 19 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Howard supports 10,859 students, and 342 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 Howard]](/colleges/howard-university/student-life/veterans/)