2023 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 720 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,880 and $23,351 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 569 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogers State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rogers State University is a small school located in Claremore, Oklahoma that handed out 46 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
RSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 205 of the 3,400 students enrolled at Rogers State University were GI Bill® students, of which 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,667. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rogers State University 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%.
Full RSU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
AWC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 6,487 students enrolled at AWC, 254 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,156. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full AWC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Sciences for an Associate list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 242 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tulsa Community College supports 15,568 students, and 581 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 176 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,612. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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