Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Russian Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s Russian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Russian Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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