2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s
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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Financial Planning & Services is the 430th most popular major in the country with 4,087 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 240 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in financial planning and services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality financial planning and services programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Mizzou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 31,089 students enrolled at Mizzou were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Missouri - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
UNI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNI supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UNI Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.
Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 10,165 students enrolled at Park University, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,501. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Park University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Kansas State University 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full K -State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 24 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth, 249 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 UMN Duluth]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-duluth/student-life/veterans/)
Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Maryville U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville University of Saint Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,372. 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 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 Maryville University of Saint Louis]](/colleges/maryville-university-of-saint-louis/student-life/veterans/)
University of Jamestown landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.
UJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,147 students enrolled at UJ, 18 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,923. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UJ 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%.
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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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