2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’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 for Other Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Music is the 407th most popular major in the country with 1,117 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 778 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in other music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other music 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 other music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2020-2021.
Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont, 343 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. On top of their other funding sources, 146 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Belmont 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Belmont]](/colleges/belmont-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #4 spot on the list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 U Miami Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, IU Bloomington supports 43,064 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Webster University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster, 1 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 $2,175. 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 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%.
Full Webster Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 31 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other music list, Liberty University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other music list, UNI has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNI supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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 86%, 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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With a ranking of #9, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Messiah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,370 students enrolled at Messiah University, 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. Messiah University 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 86%. 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%.
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Columbia College Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Columbia also took the #22 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia 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 $17,151. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Columbia College Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 28 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other music list, UofM has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Memphis supports 22,205 students, and 766 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 446 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UofM]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)
DePaul University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other music list, DePaul has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. To help with additional expenses, 101 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%.
Full DePaul Veteran Student Life Report
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 2 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 191 of the 9,304 students enrolled at Morehead State University were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,170. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morehead State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Morehead State University]](/colleges/morehead-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Capital University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Capital did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 3,020 students enrolled at Capital, 18 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,249. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%.
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Stetson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stetson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 4,462 students enrolled at Stetson, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,001. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received funds through 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%.
Full Stetson Veteran Student Life Report
Lipscomb University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 15 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Lipscomb University supports 4,884 students, and 235 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 184 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 72 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lipscomb University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
Full Lipscomb University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #17, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne also took the #19 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne, 219 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 43 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duquesne]](/colleges/duquesne-university/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
Among the 7,117 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Martin, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,843. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Tennessee - Martin offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full The University of Tennessee - Martin Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #19, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 3,968 students enrolled at TNU, 152 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,987. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full The University of Montana Veteran Student Life Report
University of California - Riverside came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
UCR also took the #23 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 26,434 students enrolled at UCR were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 UCR]](/colleges/university-of-california-riverside/student-life/veterans/)
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other music list, Tulane has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tulane supports 13,927 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 $8,227. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
Full Tulane Veteran Student Life Report
Berklee College of Music landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
Berklee College of Music also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 365 of the 6,631 students enrolled at Berklee College of Music were GI Bill® students, of which 288 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students received scholarships 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%. 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.
Full Berklee College of Music Veteran Student Life Report
Biola University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 5,815 students enrolled at Biola University, 148 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,579. To help with additional expenses, 38 students received scholarships through 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%.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Western Kentucky University supports 17,517 students, and 847 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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