2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 673 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 523rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 325 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in ethnic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ethnic studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 13 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students received funds 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brown Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #2 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Oxford also took the #10 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
NYU also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 are 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 $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for 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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder also took the #13 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 37,437 students enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder, 1,379 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Boulder does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 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 does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, UC Santa Cruz supports 19,161 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Oregon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at University of Oregon were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of Oregon Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full CU Anschutz Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado College also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,050 students enrolled at Colorado College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,329. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado College]](/colleges/colorado-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, St. Olaf has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Olaf supports 2,953 students, and 23 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,252. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St Olaf College]](/colleges/st-olaf-college/student-life/veterans/)
Barnard College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Barnard also took the #6 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,744 students enrolled at Barnard College, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,967. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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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