2023 Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 10,974 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States.

Across Hawaii, there were 49 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality anthropology programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii bachelor’s degree vets studying anthropology.

Top 2 Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UH Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 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 $22,153. 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%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii

147 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Hilo also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, UH Hilo supports 3,165 students, and 147 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 75 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Hilo]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-hilo/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
• Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for 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.

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