2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 104 people earned their degree in medieval and Renaissance studies, making the major the 1050th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7 medieval and Renaissance studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 medieval and Renaissance studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in medieval and Renaissance studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medieval and Renaissance studies programs and a strong support system for 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 medieval and Renaissance studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Renaissance studies degrees to qualified students.
SMU also made our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SMU]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Renaissance Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Renaissance studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University, 157 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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
- *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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