2023 Best Jazz Studies Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
18
Degrees Awarded
$36,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Jazz” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 574 people earned their degree in jazz studies, making the major the 544th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 18 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Jazz” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Jazz
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania vets studying jazz.
Top 1 Best Jazz Studies Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Jazz that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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.