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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 232 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 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. 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 95%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 885 of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Greensboro does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Greensboro]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, Appalachian State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, Appalachian State supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Appalachian State]](/colleges/appalachian-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1,476 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, UNCSA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina School of the Arts supports 1,070 students, and 28 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,127. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina School of the Arts does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 UNCSA]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-school-of-the-arts/student-life/veterans/)
Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 31 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
WCU also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #6.Of the 12,243 students enrolled at Western Carolina University, 439 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,242. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 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 Western Carolina University]](/colleges/western-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, UNC Pembroke has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNC Pembroke supports 8,262 students, and 712 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 200 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,292. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Pembroke]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-pembroke/student-life/veterans/)
Meredith College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Meredith also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #7.Of the 1,802 students enrolled at Meredith, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,140. In addition to receiving other benefits, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Catawba College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Catawba also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 1,371 students enrolled at Catawba, 44 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,192. During this same period, 7 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 Catawba]](/colleges/catawba-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.
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