2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
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Ranked Colleges
49
Degrees Awarded
$20,100
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arkansas for Entrepreneurship” ranking.
Entrepreneurial Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 11,319 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,578 and had an average of $25,632 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 49 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,826 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent entrepreneurial studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 entrepreneurial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship”.
Top 2 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas were GI Bill® students, of which 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Arkansas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Entrepreneurship list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 1,704 students enrolled at Ouachita Baptist University, 32 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,900. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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