2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for English Language & Literature
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Ranked Colleges
52
Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Alaska for English Language & Literature” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 54,635 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,352 and had an average of $23,972 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 52 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,926 and $21,852 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English language and literature programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English language and literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for English Language & Literature
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for English Language & Literature”.
Top 1 Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for English Language & Literature that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 32 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Alaska Anchorage supports 11,953 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAA]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-anchorage/student-life/veterans/)
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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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