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

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 in Arizona for Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Arizona, there were 326 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,468 and $23,642 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Anthropology for a Master’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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Anthropology for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

2,131 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Anthropology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

1,055 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Anthropology for a Master’s list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

NAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
• Best Anthropology Master’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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