2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation
12
Ranked Colleges
971
Degrees Awarded
$28,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Language Translation is the 770th most popular major in the country with 971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in language translation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent language translation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the language translation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation”.
Top 12 Best Language Translation Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 19 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 11 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s language translation degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
UWM also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 24,565 students enrolled at UWM, 983 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UWM]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 53 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%.
Full UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 13 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, 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 102 of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Binghamton University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report
Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 32 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
Kent State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 12 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU, 368 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 14 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, 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 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 43 ’s language translation degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our vets studying language translation list, Middlebury Institute has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 686 students enrolled at Middlebury Institute were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,444. In addition to receiving other benefits, 24 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Middlebury Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Wake Forest University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s language translation students in 2020-2021.
Wake Forest University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 8,789 students enrolled at Wake Forest University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 95%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wake Forest University]](/colleges/wake-forest-university/student-life/veterans/)
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation ranking, coming in at #11. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s language translation degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Aquinas College Michigan also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 1,517 students enrolled at Aquinas College Michigan, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,944. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Aquinas College Michigan]](/colleges/aquinas-college-michigan/student-life/veterans/)
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Language Translation ranking. UPR Rio Piedras is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our vets studying language translation list, UPR Rio Piedras has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, UPR Rio Piedras supports 13,892 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,854. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full UPR Rio Piedras Veteran Student Life Report
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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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