2023 Best Social Entrepreneurship Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Social Entrepreneurship” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Entrepreneurship is the 1111th most popular major in the country with 48 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Social Entrepreneurship” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social entrepreneurship. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social entrepreneurship 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 social entrepreneurship program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 for Social Entrepreneurship” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly for Social Entrepreneurship

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying social entrepreneurship.

Top 2 Best Social Entrepreneurship Colleges for Veterans

1

Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida

122 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$14,791 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rollins College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Entrepreneurship list. Rollins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Rollins also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Rollins College supports 3,104 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,791. In addition to receiving other benefits, 45 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rollins College]](/colleges/rollins-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

218 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$10,767 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Social Entrepreneurship that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social entrepreneurship degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Vermont supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Vermont Veteran Student Life Report

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.