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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s

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205 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 405 people earned their degree in cultural studies and analysis, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, cultural studies and analysis graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,036 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 cultural studies and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in cultural studies and analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cultural studies and analysis 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 cultural studies and analysis program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 7 Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culture studies students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 12 bachelors’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying culture studies list, American Military University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, American Military University supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,793. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. American Military University 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 98%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at American Public University System]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Tufts supports 12,219 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Tufts]](/colleges/tufts-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, NAU supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students qualified for 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 NAU Veteran Student Life Report

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Holyoke College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Mt. Holyoke also made our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Among the 2,040 students enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,745. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. 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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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California

Occidental College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culture studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Oxy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 1,839 students enrolled at Occidental College were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,731. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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 Oxy Veteran Student Life Report

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Brigham Young University - Hawaii came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a small school located in Laie, Hawaii that handed out 1 bachelors’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU - H also took the #6 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,180 students enrolled at BYU - H, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,503. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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