2023 Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 37,634 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 699 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent individualized studies 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 individualized studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying individualized studies.
Top 3 Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 16,948 students enrolled at Mesa Community College, 658 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 474 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,107. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mesa Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mesa Community College]](/colleges/mesa-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 4,062 students enrolled at Wayland Baptist University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Individualized Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,374 students enrolled at Glendale Community College, 637 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 418 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Glendale Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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