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2023 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$38,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 California for Anthropology for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,415 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 2,822 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,082 and $18,467 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate

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

Top 6 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 12 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 were 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 $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree vets studying anthropology list, UCSD has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree vets studying anthropology list, UC Davis has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Anthropology for a Doctorate ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, UC Santa Cruz supports 19,161 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Santa Cruz]](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-cruz/student-life/veterans/)

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