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2023 Best Humanities Colleges for Veterans in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
226 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 22,314 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 226 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent humanities 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 humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas vets studying humanities.

Top 5 Best Humanities Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

UTSA 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 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA, 3,565 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. 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 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT 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. 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 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Wayland Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 4,062 students enrolled at Wayland Baptist University were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,578. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities that were part of this year’s ranking, Texarkana College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified ’s humanities students in 2020-2021.

Texarkana College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,810 students enrolled at Texarkana College, 126 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,540. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 Texarkana College]](/colleges/texarkana-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Humanities that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Dallas supports 2,489 students, and 73 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 57 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,000. 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%.

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