2023 Best General Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for General Music for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 972 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Music for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Music for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Music for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Century College also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 8,203 students enrolled at Century College, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,525. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Century College]](/colleges/century-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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