2023 Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 964 people earned their degree in comparative literature, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 44 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in comparative literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent comparative literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the comparative literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying comparative literature.
Top 3 Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin 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 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Comparative Literature for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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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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