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2023 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges for Veterans in Texas

2 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Urban Studies/Affairs is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 43 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies/affairs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies/affairs programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas vets studying urban affairs.

Top 2 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 30 ’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Urban Affairs list. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 ’s urban affairs degrees 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 U were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,325. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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