2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate

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 for Population Studies for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 88 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in demography and population studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality demography and population studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the demography and population studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Demography & Population Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

3,565 GI Bill® Students**

#4 in overall quality

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s population studies degrees to qualified students.

UTSA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at San Antonio supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at San Antonio 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%.

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

24 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$27,256 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Princeton University supports 7,853 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Princeton]](/colleges/princeton-university/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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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