2023 Best Philosophy & Religion Bachelor’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. 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 in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religion for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Philosophy & Religion is the 833rd most popular major in the country with 184 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6 philosophy and religion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 philosophy and religion graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy and religion programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy and religion program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religion for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religion for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Philosophy & Religion Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religion for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s philosophy and religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Arizona State University - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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