2023 Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Technology is the 334th most popular major in the country with 1,788 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in music technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying music technology.
Top 8 Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s music technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Carnegie Mellon University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s music technology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Rochester Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music technology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Brown University supports 9,948 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. During this same period, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Brown University]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s music technology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University, 830 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Temple]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s music technology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO, 582 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. 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%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, IUPUI supports 29,390 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 $5,439. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Southern Utah University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 35 masters’s music technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 12,582 students enrolled at Southern Utah University, 534 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 378 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,076. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Utah University offers 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Music Technology for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s music technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Coastal Carolina University supports 10,118 students, and 684 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,232. To help with additional expenses, 28 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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