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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 28th most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,159 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,830 and $22,372 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies 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 philosophy and religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying philosophy & religious studies.

Top 5 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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 in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - 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. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

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 Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. 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.

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.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Texas offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report

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