2023 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Urban Affairs that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 30 ’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Urban Affairs that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban affairs degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCO offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Urban Affairs that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s urban affairs degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 60 of the 2,677 students enrolled at Trinity University were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,325. During this same period, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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%.

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