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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$38,772 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate

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 Texas for Music for a Doctorate” 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 Texas, there were 2,118 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,396 and $24,112 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music. 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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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate”.

Top 5 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

UH also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, University of Houston supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree vets studying music list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Music for a Doctorate. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Rice also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rice University]](/colleges/rice-university/student-life/veterans/)

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