2023 Best Demography & Population Studies Master’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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s” ranking.
Demography & Population Studies is the 345th most popular major in the country with 88 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in demography and population studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality demography and population 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 demography and population studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying population studies.
Top 7 Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 California - Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s population studies students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying population studies list, UPenn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s population studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying population studies list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s list. University of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s population studies degrees to qualified students.
USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 10,068 students enrolled at University of San Francisco, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,232. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 USFCA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s population studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 7,853 students enrolled at Princeton were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s population studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UTSA]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/student-life/veterans/)
Claremont Graduate University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Population Studies for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s population studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Claremont Graduate University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Claremont Graduate University supports 1,949 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,312. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 full report on veteran student life at Claremont Graduate University]](/colleges/claremont-graduate-university/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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