2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Writing Studies is the 81st most popular major in the country with 12,529 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,208 and had an average of $24,626 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,056 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,760 and $24,609 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 586 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent writing studies 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 writing studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying writing.
Top 13 Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying writing list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying writing list, TCU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at TCU, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 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 92%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.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. During this same period, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin 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 $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying writing list, UH Downtown has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 15,239 students enrolled at UH Downtown, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,002. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCO]](/colleges/university-of-central-oklahoma/student-life/veterans/)
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13.Of the 3,591 students enrolled at Saint Edward’s University, 170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $28,263. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Edward’s University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Edward’s University]](/colleges/saint-edwards-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 12,620 students enrolled at Stephen F Austin State University, 427 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephen F Austin State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephen F Austin State University]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Grand Canyon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Baylor University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Writing for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Baylor also took the #7 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Baylor supports 19,297 students, and 876 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 593 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. In addition to receiving other benefits, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/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.
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