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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate

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2 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 11,415 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,616 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 154 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,842 and $25,011 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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 Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree vets studying anthropology.

Top 1 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Anthropology for a Doctorate list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Vanderbilt]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)

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