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2023 Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies 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 Culture Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Cultural Studies & Analysis is the 300th most popular major in the country with 405 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, cultural studies and analysis graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,036 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in cultural studies and analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cultural studies and analysis programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cultural studies and analysis program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying culture studies.

Top 5 Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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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 for Culture Studies for a Doctorate. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s culture studies students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Florida Atlantic University supports 30,805 students, and 708 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 397 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. 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 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 1 doctorate’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying culture studies list, UMaine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. 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 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culture Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. California Institute of Integral Studies is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying culture studies list, CIIS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,530 students enrolled at California Institute of Integral Studies, 52 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,556. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California Institute of Integral Studies]](/colleges/california-institute-of-integral-studies/student-life/veterans/)

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