2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Vermont

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Music for a Bachelor’s list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 14 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Vermont supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Vermont offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)

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Northern Vermont University
Johnson, Vermont

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Music for a Bachelor’s list. Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bennington, Vermont. It awarded 18 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Bennington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list.According to our most recent data, Bennington College supports 799 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,104. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Bennington College Veteran Student Life Report