2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Applied Statistics is the 287th most popular major in the country with 464 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, applied statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in applied statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied statistics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied statistics 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 for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Doctorate”.

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

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2,081 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Alabama supports 37,840 students, and 2,081 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Alabama Veteran Student Life Report

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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 for a Doctorate list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied statistics students in 2020-2021.

UTSA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA, 3,565 are 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. 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.

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%.

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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

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.