2023 Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,616 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 61 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,706 and $21,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 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 analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the anthropology 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 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
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. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 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.Among the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Manoa 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. UH Hilo is a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-hilo/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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