2023 Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
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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 South Dakota for Tourism and Travel Services Management for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,303 people earned their degree in tourism and travel services management, making the major the 443rd most popular in the United States.
Across South Dakota, there were 2 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,091 and $23,788 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great tourism and travel services management 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 tourism and travel services management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 South Dakota for Tourism and Travel Services Management for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Tourism and Travel Services Management for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Tourism and Travel Services Management for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Tourism and Travel Services Management for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s tourism and travel services management students in 2020-2021.
BHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” list.Our most recent data shows that 208 of the 3,608 students enrolled at BHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,863. 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.
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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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