2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
188
Degrees Awarded
$39,700
Avg Cost*
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 Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,025 people earned their degree in retailing and retail operations, making the major the 515th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 208 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in retailing and retail operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great retailing and retail operations programs and a strong support system for 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 retailing and retail operations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying retailing and retail operations.
Top 2 Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 175 bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. To help with additional expenses, 33 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UofSC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
American Military University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, American Public University System supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Military University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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