2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,117 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 407th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 361 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 282 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other music programs and a strong support system for 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 other music program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other music.
Top 3 Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s. Boston, Massachusetts 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 216 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Berklee College of Music, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Berklee College of Music offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Berklee College of Music Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
UHart also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 6,493 students enrolled at UHart, 96 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. During this same period, 18 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 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,691. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 Northern Vermont University]](/colleges/johnson-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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.