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2023 Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

6 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$37,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate

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 for Voice for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Voice Performance is the 528th most popular major in the country with 656 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in voice performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent voice performance 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 voice performance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying voice.

Top 6 Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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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 #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, CUA supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. During this same period, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

Full Catholic University of America Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 1 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying voice list, U Miami has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 17,809 students enrolled at U Miami were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at UC were GI Bill® students, of which 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full UC Veteran Student Life Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Voice for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying voice list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Voice Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rice University supports 7,643 students, and 157 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 80 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rice University Veteran Student Life Report

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