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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 New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New Jersey, there were 121 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree vets studying music performance.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 20 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers University - New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s list. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 11 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2.Of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State, 337 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s list. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University, 423 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,069. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Music Performance for a Master’s list. New Jersey City University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 9 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
NJCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Our most recent data shows that 159 of the 7,550 students enrolled at New Jersey City University were GI Bill® students, of which 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,391. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Jersey City University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NJCU]](/colleges/new-jersey-city-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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