2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Conducting is the 878th most popular major in the country with 153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in conducting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality conducting programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the conducting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying conducting.
Top 25 Best Conducting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Syracuse supports 21,322 students, and 385 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 250 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Syracuse offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
TCU also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. To help with additional expenses, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full TCU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. To help with additional expenses, 53 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UC supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester also took the #5 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)
Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU, 584 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Western Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report
Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. On top of their other funding sources, 100 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
UMKC also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,147 students enrolled at UMKC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UNI also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20.Of the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Northern Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-northern-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Central Michigan University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Rider University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 4,636 students enrolled at Rider, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Michigan State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Temple University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Temple University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Oregon came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UO also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Oregon Veteran Student Life Report
Oakland University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 323 of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland were GI Bill® students, of which 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oakland]](/colleges/oakland-university/student-life/veterans/)
Oklahoma City University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
OCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 2,617 students enrolled at Oklahoma City University were GI Bill® students, of which 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,606. During this same period, 22 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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. 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%.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full SMU Veteran Student Life Report
Berklee College of Music did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Berklee College of Music, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 365 of the 6,631 students enrolled at Berklee College of Music were GI Bill® students, of which 288 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 25 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Berklee College of Music]](/colleges/berklee-college-of-music/student-life/veterans/)
Wichita State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2020-2021.
Of the 14,999 students enrolled at WSU, 577 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Wichita State University Veteran Student Life Report
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
Of the 5,576 students enrolled at Winthrop, 416 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,514. On top of their other funding sources, 5 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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Shenandoah University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Conducting for a Master’s ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying conducting list, Shenandoah has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 222 of the 4,174 students enrolled at Shenandoah were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,576. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Shenandoah University Veteran Student Life Report
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