2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 34,975 people earned their degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,590 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for 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 other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies.
Top 13 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are 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 $4,925. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. 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.
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 87%.
Full Texas Tech Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,924. To help with additional expenses, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dallas Baptist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dallas Baptist University]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
SFASU also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 427 of the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU were GI Bill® students, of which 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. 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.
Full SFASU Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)
West Texas A&M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 446 of the 10,036 students enrolled at West Texas A&M University were GI Bill® students, of which 191 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,617. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at West Texas A&M University]](/colleges/west-texas-a-and-m-university/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 60 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at El Paso offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UTEP Veteran Student Life Report
Western New Mexico University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 36 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 2,896 students enrolled at Western New Mexico University were GI Bill® students, of which 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,538. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western New Mexico University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Texarkana also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13.Our most recent data shows that 141 of the 2,171 students enrolled at Texas A&M Texarkana were GI Bill® students, of which 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,867. 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.
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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. UH Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, UH Victoria has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 4,922 students enrolled at UH Victoria, 205 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,745. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Victoria]](/colleges/university-of-houston-victoria/student-life/veterans/)
Abilene Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 5,291 students enrolled at Abilene Christian, 269 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,303. To help with additional expenses, 72 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Abilene Christian University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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