2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
33
Degrees Awarded
$49,400
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 656 people earned their degree in voice performance, making the major the 528th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 67 voice performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in voice performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality voice performance programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the voice performance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The voice 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 Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree vets studying voice.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. The New England Conservatory of Music is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.
The New England Conservatory of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Voice Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Among the 701 students enrolled at The New England Conservatory of Music, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,129. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Voice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the #2 spot on the list. Longy is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 22 masters’s voice degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Longy, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Voice Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 202 students enrolled at Longy 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 $24,477. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Longy School of Music of Bard College]](/colleges/longy-school-of-music-of-bard-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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.