2023 Best General Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 11,232 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,926 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 502 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best General Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Spokane Falls Community College also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 4,189 students enrolled at Spokane Falls Community College, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 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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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Mesa College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 982 of the 20,693 students enrolled at San Diego Mesa College were GI Bill® students, of which 745 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $536. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Music for an Associate list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 3 associates’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
CSN also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, CSN supports 29,965 students, and 1,398 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 798 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,559. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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