2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology
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Ranked Colleges
9
Degrees Awarded
$27,600
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sociology & Anthropology is the 271st most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sociology and anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,272 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 9 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology and anthropology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan vets studying sociology & anthropology.
Top 2 Best Sociology & Anthropology Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #1 spot on the list. Albion, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Albion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,506 students enrolled at Albion College, 18 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,145. On top of their other funding sources, 4 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 Albion]](/colleges/albion-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Sociology & Anthropology that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 3 ’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Oakland supports 18,552 students, and 323 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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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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