You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Religious Music for a Doctorate list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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