2023 Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. During this same period, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Southern California Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying historic preservation list, UF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 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. 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.

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 86%.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying historic preservation list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. During this same period, 0 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 93%, 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%.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern Michigan University supports 16,294 students, and 486 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Michigan University]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying historic preservation list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers 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%.

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2020-2021.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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. 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 Johns Hopkins Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were 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 $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston University]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 10,384 students enrolled at College of Charleston, 536 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 299 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,957. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Charleston offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at College of Charleston]](/colleges/college-of-charleston/student-life/veterans/)

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 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 94%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson University]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

With a ranking of #12, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at UD were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Delaware]](/colleges/university-of-delaware/student-life/veterans/)

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

With a ranking of #14, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,841 students enrolled at St. Cloud State University, 291 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,067. 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.

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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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 5 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 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 85%. 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 Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

With a ranking of #17, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s list. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 21,752 students enrolled at UO, 582 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. During this same period, 25 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UO offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oregon]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)

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Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Historic Preservation for a Master’s ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

SCAD also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 14,265 students enrolled at Savannah College of Art and Design, 193 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. During this same period, 91 students qualified for 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%.

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