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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,463 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 13,864 students enrolled at Nassau Community College, 217 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,692. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Nassau Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 10,161 students enrolled at Monroe Community College, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,794. 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.
Full Monroe Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 5 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 16,971 students enrolled at LaGuardia, 194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,150. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Music Performance for an Associate. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
OCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 8,545 students enrolled at OCC, 180 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,427. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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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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.
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