2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 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 $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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University of St. Thomas
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying liberal arts list, UST has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 3,692 students enrolled at University of St. Thomas, 91 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,734. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of St. Thomas 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of St. Thomas]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying liberal arts list, TCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at TCU were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying liberal arts list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full SMU Veteran Student Life Report

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying liberal arts list, Wayland Baptist University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayland Baptist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayland Baptist University]](/colleges/wayland-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

University of Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 2,489 students enrolled at UD, 73 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,000. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 University of Dallas Veteran Student Life Report