2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Applied Statistics, General is the 635th most popular major in the country with 464 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in applied statistics, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied statistics, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied statistics, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying applied statistics, general.

Top 2 Best Applied Statistics, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2,081 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s applied statistics, general students in 2020-2021.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Statistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 357 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 UA Veteran Student Life Report

2

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

3,565 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 UTSA 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.