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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’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 Illinois, there were 293 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s” 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying music performance.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. During this same period, 101 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 95 of the 4,680 students enrolled at Roosevelt University were GI Bill® students, of which 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,071. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roosevelt University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, NIU supports 16,769 students, and 480 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 207 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,822. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Northern Illinois University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Music Performance for a Master’s list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Northwestern University supports 22,603 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northwestern 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.
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