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2023 Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$45,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Liberal Studies for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Liberal Studies for a Doctorate” ranking.

With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 27,220 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and a strong support system for 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 liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Liberal Studies for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Liberal Studies for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Liberal Studies for a Doctorate. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

SMU also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 103 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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