2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Percussion Instruments
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for Percussion Instruments” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 45 people earned their degree in percussion instruments, making the major the 1130th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3 percussion instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great percussion instruments 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 percussion instruments program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Percussion Instruments
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying percussion instruments.
Top 1 Best Percussion Instruments Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Percussion Instruments list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s percussion instruments degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying percussion instruments list, Rice has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice, 157 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. To help with additional expenses, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rice University]](/colleges/rice-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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