2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,206 people earned their degree in actuarial science, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 143 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science 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 actuarial science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying actuarial science.
Top 1 Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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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.
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