2023 Best Stringed Instruments Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stringed Instruments list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 ’s stringed instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stringed Instruments list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s stringed instruments students in 2020-2021.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 9,047 students enrolled at New School University were GI Bill® students, of which 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,786. During this same period, 51 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full New School University Veteran Student Life Report

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stringed Instruments list. The Juilliard School is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 75 ’s stringed instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Juilliard, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 961 students enrolled at Juilliard were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,000. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Juilliard]](/colleges/the-juilliard-school/student-life/veterans/)

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattan School of Music. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stringed Instruments. Manhattan School of Music is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying stringed instruments list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 939 students enrolled at Manhattan School of Music, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Manhattan School of Music]](/colleges/manhattan-school-of-music/student-life/veterans/)