by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study music teacher education, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 236 programs that serve veteran music teacher education students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual reviewed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked music teacher education colleges for veterans:
No school served veteran music teacher education students better than University of Nebraska-Lincoln this year. The school's overall veterans score is 91.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the music teacher education program at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A rank of #2 makes University of Delaware one of the top music teacher education colleges for veteran students. It scores 91.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about music teacher education at University of Delaware
Ohio State University-Main Campus came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 89.9 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. See the full music teacher education report for Ohio State University-Main Campus
A rank of #4 makes University of Michigan-Ann Arbor one of the top music teacher education colleges for veteran students. It scores 89.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about music teacher education at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Georgia is a great choice for veterans pursuing music teacher education, landing the #5 spot this year. It scores 89.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score.
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University of South Florida landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. University of South Florida scores 89.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the music teacher education program at University of South Florida
East Carolina University placed #7 among the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 88.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about music teacher education at East Carolina University
University of Florida landed the #8 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. It scores 86.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the music teacher education program at University of Florida
Winona State University placed #9 among the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 86.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about music teacher education at Winona State University
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus came in at #10 for veteran music teacher education students this year. It scores 85.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0.
More about the music teacher education program at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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Western Michigan University ranked #11 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. Western Michigan University scores 85.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. See the full music teacher education report for Western Michigan University
University of Washington-Seattle Campus landed the #12 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. It scores 85.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full music teacher education report for University of Washington-Seattle Campus
University of Arkansas ranked #13 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. University of Arkansas scores 85.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the music teacher education program at University of Arkansas
University of Maryland-College Park landed the #14 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. It scores 85.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about music teacher education at University of Maryland-College Park
University of New Mexico-Main Campus came in at #15 for veteran music teacher education students this year. It scores 85.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.
More about the music teacher education program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
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Rhode Island College ranked #16 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. Rhode Island College scores 84.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. See the full music teacher education report for Rhode Island College
University of Kentucky came in at #17 for veteran music teacher education students this year. It scores 84.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. More about the music teacher education program at University of Kentucky
Boise State University came in at #18 for veteran music teacher education students this year. Boise State University scores 84.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. More about the music teacher education program at Boise State University
University of Central Florida came in at #19 for veteran music teacher education students this year. It scores 84.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the music teacher education program at University of Central Florida
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ranked #20 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee scores 84.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.
More about the music teacher education program at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Iowa State University placed #21 among the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.5 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about music teacher education at Iowa State University
University of Connecticut landed the #22 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. University of Connecticut scores 84.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the music teacher education program at University of Connecticut
Eastern Michigan University ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.3 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the music teacher education program at Eastern Michigan University
University of Kansas placed #24 among the best music teacher education colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.0 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the music teacher education program at University of Kansas
Miami University-Oxford landed the #25 spot for veterans pursuing music teacher education. The school's overall veterans score is 83.6 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the music teacher education program at Miami University-Oxford
Not far behind, these music teacher education colleges also rank among the best for veterans this year:
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying music teacher education: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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