2023 Best Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
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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 Arizona 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 Arizona, there were 330 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,179 and $19,101 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music 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 music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Music for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Music for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Music for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Music Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Music for an Associate list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Our most recent data shows that 178 of the 7,634 students enrolled at Scottsdale Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,006. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Scottsdale Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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