2023 Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
836
Degrees Awarded
$28,000
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Project Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Project Management is the 250th most popular major in the country with 4,237 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 836 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in project management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great project management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the project management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying project management.
Top 18 Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 45 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide supports 13,904 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,465. 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 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bellevue University]](/colleges/bellevue-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s project management degrees to qualified students.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 12,229 students enrolled at SLU, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SLU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SLU]](/colleges/saint-louis-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland, 323 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #5 spot on the list. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UIW also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14.Of the 7,917 students enrolled at University of the Incarnate Word, 1,174 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 761 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,131. To help with additional expenses, 87 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of the Incarnate Word 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 University of the Incarnate Word]](/colleges/university-of-the-incarnate-word/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 88 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying project management list, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 28,244 students enrolled at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 839 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 690 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,760. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s project management degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Kansas State University Veteran Student Life Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 5,547 students enrolled at MSU Moorhead, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,920. 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 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 MSU Moorhead]](/colleges/minnesota-state-university-moorhead/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s project management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying project management list, Colorado State University - Global Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Global Campus supports 12,578 students, and 1,398 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,008 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,236. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Global Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Colorado State University - Global Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s project management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,350 students enrolled at CSU, 412 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 304 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,020. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Charleston Southern University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s project management degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)
Elon University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Elon, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Elon also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, Elon supports 7,117 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,835. On top of their other funding sources, 34 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Elon]](/colleges/elon-university/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 12 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
CCU also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Of the 7,839 students enrolled at CCU, 574 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,761. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Columbia Basin College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Pasco, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s project management students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CBC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,745 students enrolled at Columbia Basin College, 219 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 134 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,008. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia Basin College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Columbia Basin College Veteran Student Life Report
Bemidji State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 23 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bemidji State University also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.Of the 4,577 students enrolled at Bemidji State University, 128 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,703. 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%.
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College of Southern Nevada landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s project management students in 2020-2021.
CSN also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20.According to our most recent data, CSN supports 29,965 students, and 1,398 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 798 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,559. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #17, George Fox University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s list. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s project management degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
GFU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, GFU supports 4,106 students, and 145 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 77 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,462. In addition to receiving other benefits, 28 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GFU offers 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%.
Full George Fox University Veteran Student Life Report
Malone University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Project Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Malone University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Canton, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Malone also made our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17.Among the 1,463 students enrolled at Malone University, 32 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,927. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Malone University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Malone University]](/colleges/malone-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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