2023 Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Anthropology is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 other anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other anthropology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying other anthropology.
Top 7 Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full U-M Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
UCSD also made our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
WWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 15,197 students enrolled at WWU, 622 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. During this same period, 7 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 Western Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine also made our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Drake also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drake supports 4,774 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drake does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drake]](/colleges/drake-university/student-life/veterans/)
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, California Baptist University supports 11,317 students, and 532 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 390 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,716. During this same period, 162 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Cal Baptist Veteran Student Life Report
Cornell College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,002 students enrolled at Cornell College, 10 are 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 $3,961. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cornell College offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full Cornell College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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