2023 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,528
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Sociology & Anthropology is the 271st most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sociology and anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,272 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 48 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,528 and $24,301 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology and anthropology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology and anthropology 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 Plains States Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying sociology & anthropology.
Top 2 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #1 spot on the list. St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Olaf also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 2,953 students enrolled at St. Olaf, 23 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,252. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carleton College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. Carleton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Carleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,940 students enrolled at Carleton, 18 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,697. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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