2023 Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,493 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,116 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 72 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Catholic University of America supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 53 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 86%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Catholic University of America]](/colleges/catholic-university-of-america/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 385 of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University were GI Bill® students, of which 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. On top of their other funding sources, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Syracuse Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 72 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. 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 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 72 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Moravian College landed the #4 spot on the list. Moravian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moravian, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Moravian College supports 2,605 students, and 50 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,644. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Moravian]](/colleges/moravian-college-and-moravian-theological-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, New York University supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Rochester came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Rochester Veteran Student Life Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 390 of the 17,719 students enrolled at WCUPA were GI Bill® students, of which 208 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,155. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
Full WCUPA Veteran Student Life Report
Rider University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying general music list, Rider has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 64 of the 4,636 students enrolled at Rider University were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,686. To help with additional expenses, 16 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rider University offers 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%. 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.
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Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Montclair State University is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 49 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying general music list, Montclair State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Montclair State University supports 21,005 students, and 337 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,727. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Montclair State]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UMCP also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, University of Maryland - College Park supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. During this same period, 8 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #11, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Messiah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 3,370 students enrolled at Messiah, 72 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,642. In addition to receiving other benefits, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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Nazareth College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 2,791 students enrolled at Nazareth College were GI Bill® students, of which 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,814. On top of their other funding sources, 15 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 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Nazareth Veteran Student Life Report
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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George Washington University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #16.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University 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 $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at GWU]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
Rowan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 40 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 423 of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,069. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Rowan University]](/colleges/rowan-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #16, Fordham University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 191 of the 7,456 students enrolled at Millersville University of Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,546. On top of their other funding sources, 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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SUNY Potsdam came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, SUNY Potsdam supports 3,084 students, and 101 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,221. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Potsdam]](/colleges/suny-college-at-potsdam/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #19, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Fredonia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Of the 4,055 students enrolled at SUNY Fredonia, 72 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,394. During this same period, 0 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Muhlenberg College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Muhlenberg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 22 of the 2,067 students enrolled at Muhlenberg College were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,958. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Muhlenberg College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Muhlenberg College]](/colleges/muhlenberg-college/student-life/veterans/)
Towson University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson University, 3 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 $3,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Towson 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 7 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
UD also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13.Among the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware, 364 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 #24, American University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #17.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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Duquesne University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Music for a Bachelor’s list. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne University, 219 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,403. During this same period, 43 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duquesne University]](/colleges/duquesne-university/student-life/veterans/)
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