2023 Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
188
Degrees Awarded
$22,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,905 people earned their degree in non-profit/public/organizational management, making the major the 272nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 341 non-profit/public/organizational management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-profit/public/organizational management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-profit/public/organizational management 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 non-profit/public/organizational management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s non-profit/public/organizational management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 15,239 students enrolled at University of Houston - Downtown were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,002. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Downtown Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 118 masters’s non-profit/public/organizational management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University, 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. During this same period, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Arizona University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s non-profit/public/organizational management degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
OLLU also made our “Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 2,771 students enrolled at Our Lady of the Lake University, 245 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,248. During this same period, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Our Lady of the Lake University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full OLLU Veteran Student Life Report
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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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