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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Music Performance for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 368 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Music Performance for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree vets studying music performance.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Music Performance for a Doctorate list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree vets studying music performance list, Temple has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. During this same period, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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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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