2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

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In 2020-2021, 42 people earned their degree in cultural studies and comparative literature, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cultural studies and comparative literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cultural studies and comparative literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 cultural studies and comparative literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature”.

Top 2 Best Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature Colleges for Veterans

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

752 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$13,020 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cultural studies and comparative literature degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. During this same period, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)

2

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

3,565 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,531 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s cultural studies and comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

UTSA also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UTSA does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UTSA]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/student-life/veterans/)

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.