2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s
12
Ranked Colleges
249
Degrees Awarded
$49,491
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 34,975 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,266 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 9,137 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,866 and $24,670 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas 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. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Texas supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Texas State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas State supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. 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 Texas State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DBU also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at DBU, 200 were 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. During this same period, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dallas Baptist University]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, SFASU supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. 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 Stephen F Austin State University]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley supports 32,441 students, and 871 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 302 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. 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 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 More…
With a ranking of #8, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,617. 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.
Read More…
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UTEP offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at El Paso]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Texarkana also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,867. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Texarkana does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana Veteran Student Life Report
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UH Victoria also took the #11 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Houston - Victoria supports 4,922 students, and 205 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 88 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,745. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Veteran Student Life Report
Abilene Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Abilene Christian supports 5,291 students, and 269 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 160 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,303. On top of their other funding sources, 72 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Abilene Christian 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Abilene Christian]](/colleges/abilene-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
college factual
