2023 Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Music Composition” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music Theory & Composition is the 390th most popular major in the country with 1,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 9 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Music Composition” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in music theory and composition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music theory and composition programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music theory and composition program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Music Composition

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region vets studying music composition.

Top 2 Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

382 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,784 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Music Composition that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. During this same period, 29 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U of I]](/colleges/university-of-idaho/student-life/veterans/)

2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, Utah

368 GI Bill® Students**

$3,856 Average GI Bill® Award

$70,785 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Music Composition list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s music composition students in 2020-2021.

BYU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, BYU supports 36,461 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 220 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.