2023 Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations is the 648th most popular major in the country with 427 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 other entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other entrepreneurial and small business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other entrepreneurial and small business operations programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other entrepreneurial and small business operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying other entrepreneurial and small business operations.
Top 8 Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s. Drake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Drake University supports 4,774 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Drake University]](/colleges/drake-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #2 spot on the list. MSU is a small public school situated in Minot, North Dakota. It awarded 12 bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU also made our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 198 of the 2,920 students enrolled at MSU were GI Bill® students, of which 115 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,267. 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.
Full MSU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Flagler St. Augustine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 130 of the 2,687 students enrolled at Flagler College - St Augustine were GI Bill® students, of which 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,461. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Flagler St. Augustine]](/colleges/flagler-college-st-augustine/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Warner Pacific University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 1 bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Warner Pacific, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 466 students enrolled at Warner Pacific were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,361. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations students in 2020-2021.
Huntington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 1,391 students enrolled at Huntington University were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,803. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Huntington University 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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Universidad Metropolitana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Juan, , and it awarded 16 bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMET, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 8,893 students enrolled at Universidad Metropolitana were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,889. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Universidad Metropolitana Veteran Student Life Report
King’s College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s ranking. King’s College PA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other entrepreneurial and small business operations list, King’s College PA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 2,320 students enrolled at King’s College PA were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,453. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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With a ranking of #8, Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
FIT SUNY also made our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Fashion Institute of Technology supports 8,191 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 Fashion Institute of Technology]](/colleges/fashion-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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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