2023 Best Music Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in New Jersey for Music Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,761 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 45 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Teacher Education for a Master’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Teacher Education for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree vets studying music teacher education.
Top 1 Best Music Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Teacher Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rider also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 64 of the 4,636 students enrolled at Rider were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,686. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rider 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Notes and References
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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