2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Therapy for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
15
Degrees Awarded
$22,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 North Carolina for Music Therapy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music Therapy is the 519th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 18 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music therapy 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 music therapy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The music therapy 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 North Carolina for Music Therapy for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Therapy for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying music therapy.
Top 1 Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Therapy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Our most recent data shows that 780 of the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State University were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,464. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Appalachian State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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