2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for African American Studies for a Doctorate
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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 Southeast Region for African American Studies for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,196 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 267 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African American studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the African American studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for African American Studies for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying african american studies.
Top 1 Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for African American Studies for a Doctorate list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 2 doctorate’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Louisville supports 22,211 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,972. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 UofL]](/colleges/university-of-louisville/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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