2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 ASU - 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. During this same period, 672 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 68 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students received scholarships through 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%.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.

Full UNM Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report