Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Musicology and Ethnomusicology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s musicology and ethnomusicology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rochester supports 11,741 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. During this same period, 1 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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