2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Master’s

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 22 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 97%. 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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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 18 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Master’s. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 29 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 265 of the 5,607 students enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University were GI Bill® students, of which 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,866. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeastern Oklahoma State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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