2023 Best African American Studies Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

African American Studies is the 389th most popular major in the country with 1,196 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 82 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in African American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great African American studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the African American studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina vets studying african american studies.

Top 2 Best African American Studies Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$61,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

1,476 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,691 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for African American Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 34 ’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,476 of the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte were GI Bill® students, of which 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for 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 85%. 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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