2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning
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Ranked Colleges
389
Degrees Awarded
$37,900
Avg Cost*
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 in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 989 people earned their degree in meeting and event planning, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 389 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in meeting and event planning. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality meeting and event planning programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the meeting and event planning program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying meeting and event planning.
Top 3 Best Meeting and Event Planning Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 247 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at UCF were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. During this same period, 8 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 92%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s meeting and event planning degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Lynn University Fighting Knights not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 3,232 students enrolled at Lynn University Fighting Knights, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,911. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lynn University Fighting Knights 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lynn University]](/colleges/lynn-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Meeting and Event Planning that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
High Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, High Point supports 5,617 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 56 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,813. To help with additional expenses, 44 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at High Point University]](/colleges/high-point-university/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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