2023 Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$30,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Accounting and Business/Management is the 374th most popular major in the country with 1,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 108 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and business/management programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Accounting and Business/Management for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mitchell Technical College is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Technical College, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,895. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mitchell Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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