2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Tennessee for Music for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 831 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,086 and $23,758 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 68 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.According to our most recent data, TNU supports 3,968 students, and 152 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,987. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. TNU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Music for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Nashville State Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Among the 7,064 students enrolled at Nashville State Community College, 497 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 246 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,234. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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