2023 Best Music Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Music Teacher Education for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Music Education is the 151st most popular major in the country with 4,761 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 562 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Music Teacher Education for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying music teacher education.
Top 1 Best Music Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Music Teacher Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 6 associates’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler CC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 7,175 students enrolled at Butler CC, 180 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,492. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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