2023 Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,142 people earned their degree in other ethnic studies, making the major the 402nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other ethnic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other ethnic studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other ethnic studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 6 Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Ethnic Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying other ethnic studies list, UCSD has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
Full UCSD Veteran Student Life Report