2023 Best Music Pedagogy Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 308 people earned their degree in music pedagogy, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 12 music pedagogy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music pedagogy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music pedagogy 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 music pedagogy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy”.

Top 2 Best Music Pedagogy Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

934 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,062 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 ’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. 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 UCO Veteran Student Life Report

2

Baylor University
Waco, Texas

876 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$17,744 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Music Pedagogy that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 ’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.

Baylor also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Music Pedagogy Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.