2023 Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,700
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,247 people earned their degree in linguistics, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 373 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 263 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in linguistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent linguistics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the linguistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 45 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 97%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying linguistics list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Chapel Hill offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
William & Mary also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 531 of the 8,939 students enrolled at William & Mary were GI Bill® students, of which 349 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,978. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through 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 93%. 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%.
Full William & Mary Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s linguistics degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke University, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s linguistics degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Full University of Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 44 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State were GI Bill® students, of which 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia State University]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying linguistics list, UCA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCA supports 10,335 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 194 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. During this same period, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Linguistics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 20 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana 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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