2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Jazz Studies is the 544th most popular major in the country with 574 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 194 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in jazz studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jazz studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 jazz studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 3 masters’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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 92%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying jazz list, Temple has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. During this same period, 9 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Temple]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s list. Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.
Rutgers Newark also took the #7 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - Newark supports 13,231 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $29,673. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - Newark 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rutgers University - Newark Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
QC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 19,700 students enrolled at QC, 215 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,823. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 QC]](/colleges/cuny-queens-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s jazz students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying jazz list, Brooklyn College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 195 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,457. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brooklyn College]](/colleges/cuny-brooklyn-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s list. The City College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.
CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 15,227 students enrolled at The City College of New York, 125 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
Full The City College of New York Veteran Student Life Report
The Juilliard School did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Juilliard also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 961 students enrolled at Juilliard were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,000. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full The Juilliard School Veteran Student Life Report
Manhattan School of Music came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Jazz for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying jazz list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 939 students enrolled at Manhattan School of Music were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,635. To help with additional expenses, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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