2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s keyboard instruments students in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. 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 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s keyboard instruments degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Portland State University supports 23,640 students, and 1,127 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,835. During this same period, 100 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%.

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 1 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at University of Oregon were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 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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Chapman University
Orange, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Chapman University is located in Orange, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 9,761 students enrolled at Chapman 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Chapman 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Keyboard Instruments for a Master’s ranking. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 14 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

SFCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 410 students enrolled at SFCM were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,322. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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%.

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