2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah
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Ranked Colleges
2,067
Degrees Awarded
$37,374
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 205,984 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 2,479 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $16,705 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,067 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences 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 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 Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 756 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 89%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 562 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. 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 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 USU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 530 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 70 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Among the 40,936 students enrolled at Utah Valley University, 813 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah Valley University 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%.
Full Utah Valley University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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