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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 22,314 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 302 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities 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 humanities program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 35 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 3,565 of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio were GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. 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.

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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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Randall University
Moore, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randall University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Randall also took the #5 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 311 students enrolled at Randall, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Randall offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Randall University Veteran Student Life Report

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