2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,503 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 614 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 87 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying stats list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 13 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also made our “Best Statistics Master’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Southern Methodist University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 18 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Statistics Master’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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.
UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. 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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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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. 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.
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Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. During this same period, 56 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Arizona University]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Sam Houston State University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at El Paso supports 24,879 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 942 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at El Paso offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at El Paso]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)
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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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