2023 Best Other History Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other History for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other History is the 575th most popular major in the country with 527 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other History for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other history programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other history 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 Other History for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying other history.
Top 2 Best Other History Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other History for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other History Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other History for a Doctorate. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other history students in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other History Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio University - Athens Campus supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio University - Athens Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio University - Athens Campus]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/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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