2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Oklahoma supports 27,772 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying architect science list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 44 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Rice University supports 7,643 students, and 157 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 80 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rice]](/colleges/rice-university/student-life/veterans/)