2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

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 Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management is the 272nd most popular major in the country with 2,905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Georgia, there were 116 non-profit/public/organizational management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the non-profit/public/organizational management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia vets studying non-profit/public/organizational management.

Top 2 Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

1

University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

9 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,402 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 73 ’s non-profit/public/organizational management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

2

LaGrange College
Lagrange, Georgia

46 GI Bill® Students**

$10,990 Average GI Bill® Award

$45,428 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGrange College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lagrange, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s non-profit/public/organizational management degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

LaGrange not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 854 students enrolled at LaGrange were GI Bill® students, of which 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,990. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full LaGrange 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

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.