2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 119 people earned their degree in other anthropology, making the major the 1004th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other anthropology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 3 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Boston U supports 32,718 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMaine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)
Eastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
EU also made our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Of the 3,504 students enrolled at EU, 59 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,592. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. EU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Anthropology for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Teachers College also made our “Best Other Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 4,547 students enrolled at Teachers College, 30 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,966. To help with additional expenses, 7 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Teachers College at Columbia University]](/colleges/teachers-college-at-columbia-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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