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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master's

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 the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Conducting is the 878th most popular major in the country with 153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 19 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in conducting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great conducting programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the conducting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying conducting.

Top 5 Best Conducting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying conducting list, TCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 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 97%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2020-2021.

OCU also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 2,617 students enrolled at OCU, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 received scholarships 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s list. Dallas, 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 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying conducting list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Conducting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/student-life/veterans/)

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