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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 the New England Region 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 the New England region, there were 494 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Boston U also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston University]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 28 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Yale supports 12,060 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 $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full Yale Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s. Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Berklee College of Music also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Berklee College of Music supports 6,631 students, and 365 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 288 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 25 students qualified for 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Berklee College of Music Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full University of Maine Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Music Performance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying music performance list, Longy has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Longy supports 202 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 $24,477. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Longy]](/colleges/longy-school-of-music-of-bard-college/student-life/veterans/)
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