2023 Best Other Music Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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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” 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music” ranking analyzed 4 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music”.
Top 4 Best Other Music Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying other music list, Yale has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 222 ’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Berklee College of Music, 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 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 100 ’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Hartford supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,928. On top of their other funding sources, 18 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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Music list. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s other music students in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Vermont University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report
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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.