2023 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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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 for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,789 people earned their degree in labor and industrial relations, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 984 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in labor and industrial relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent labor and industrial relations 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 labor and industrial relations 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 for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying labor relations.
Top 13 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #3 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 93%, 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%.
Full Rutgers New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s labor relations degrees to 251 students in 2020-2021.
Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 149 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Iowa supports 30,318 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Wayne State University supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Rider University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rider University supports 4,636 students, and 64 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,686. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full Rider University Veteran Student Life Report
SUNY Empire State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s labor relations students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Empire also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 10,724 students enrolled at SUNY Empire State College, 279 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,680. 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.
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%.
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With a ranking of #8, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Cleveland State University supports 15,247 students, and 411 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 169 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cleveland State University]](/colleges/cleveland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Seton Hall University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s labor relations degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Seton Hall also took the #6 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Seton Hall supports 9,814 students, and 27 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,158. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarion University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Clarion University of Pennsylvania supports 4,465 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 58 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,077. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clarion University of Pennsylvania offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clarion University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/clarion-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
SUNY Old Westbury ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Old Westbury is a small public school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 18 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Old Westbury also took the #13 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,007 students enrolled at SUNY Old Westbury, 72 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,437. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Old Westbury 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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With a ranking of #12, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying labor relations list, UBridgeport has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 4,155 students enrolled at UBridgeport, 85 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,432. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Bridgeport]](/colleges/university-of-bridgeport/student-life/veterans/)
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Labor Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPR Rio Piedras, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UPR Rio Piedras supports 13,892 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,854. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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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