2023 Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Stringed Instruments is the 604th most popular major in the country with 507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 90 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in stringed instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality stringed instruments programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The stringed instruments 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 the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

1,311 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. During this same period, 388 students received funds through 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

2

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

8 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$16,322 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Stringed Instruments for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. SFCM is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 410 students enrolled at SFCM were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,322. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.