2023 Best Folklore Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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 for Folklore Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Folklore Studies is the 1138th most popular major in the country with 44 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Folklore Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in folklore studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality folklore studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the folklore studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Folklore Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Folklore Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Folklore Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Folklore Studies for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 10 masters’s folklore studies degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Folklore Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 are 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IU Bloomington offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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Utah State University
Logan, Utah

3 GI Bill® Students**

#4 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Folklore Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s folklore studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Folklore Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Utah State University Veteran Student Life Report

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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