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2023 Best Woodwind Instruments Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

3 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$41,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 110 people earned their degree in woodwind instruments, making the major the 963rd most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in woodwind instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent woodwind instruments programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the woodwind instruments program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate”.

Top 3 Best Woodwind Instruments Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Woodwind Instruments Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 2 doctorate’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Seattle Campus supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 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 93%. 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%.

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Woodwind Instruments for a Doctorate list. Manhattan School of Music is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan School of Music, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 939 students enrolled at Manhattan School of Music were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

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