2023 Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking.

Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Washington, there were 219 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 anthropology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

83 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 31,159 students enrolled at Wazzu were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wazzu 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%.

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

622 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$5,933 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.

WWU also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1.Among the 15,197 students enrolled at Western Washington University, 622 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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

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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