2023 Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Jewish Studies is the 445th most popular major in the country with 1,387 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Jewish studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Jewish studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the Jewish studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying judaic studies.
Top 3 Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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 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 ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Judaic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at UT 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 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 UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
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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.
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