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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s

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53 Degrees Awarded
$44,273 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Urban & Regional Planning is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,745 and had an average of $23,296 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 422 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,066 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban and regional planning programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban planning degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying urban planning list, University of Virginia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Virginia Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Urban Planning for a Bachelor’s list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban planning degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. During this same period, 0 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%.

Full Florida Atlantic University Veteran Student Life Report

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