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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Louisiana, there were 316 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,417 and $30,124 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree vets studying music.

Top 6 Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2.Of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s. Loyola University New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 145 of the 4,497 students enrolled at Loyola New Orleans were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola New Orleans]](/colleges/loyola-university-new-orleans/student-life/veterans/)

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.Among the 14,426 students enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University, 516 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,849. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 604 of the 16,450 students enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette were GI Bill® students, of which 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UL Lafayette Veteran Student Life Report

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Music for a Master’s ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.Of the 8,375 students enrolled at UNO, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,782. 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.

Full UNO Veteran Student Life Report

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