2023 Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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 in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 18,364 people earned their degree in econometrics and quantitative economics, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 425 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in econometrics and quantitative economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality econometrics and quantitative economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the econometrics and quantitative economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying econometrics and quantitative economics list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying econometrics and quantitative economics list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 31 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 87%. 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 University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying econometrics and quantitative economics list, UT Arlington has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at UT Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Arlington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Southern Methodist University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying econometrics and quantitative economics list, UT Dallas has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 Dallas]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas/student-life/veterans/)
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice, 157 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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