2023 Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
49
Degrees Awarded
$37,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 57 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 5,366 students enrolled at CUA, 196 were 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full CUA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 613 of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for General Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Howard also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 342 of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Howard University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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