Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Music Therapy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2020-2021.
Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 6,263 students enrolled at Pacific were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,238. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pacific offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of the Pacific]](/colleges/university-of-the-pacific/student-life/veterans/)