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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 354 people earned their degree in community college education, making the major the 714th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community college education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community college education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community college education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate list. Old Dominion University is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 13 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying community college administration list, SDSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,334 students enrolled at San Diego State University, 1,433 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,806. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. San Diego State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 5 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Mississippi State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 40,381 students enrolled at California State University - Northridge, 680 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,745. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Northridge Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 822 of the 40,069 students enrolled at CSULB were GI Bill® students, of which 310 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,845. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CSULB]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)
California State University - Sacramento landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s community college administration students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sac State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Sac State supports 32,293 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,555. During this same period, 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%.
Full California State University - Sacramento Veteran Student Life Report
Morgan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Morgan State University supports 7,634 students, and 227 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Morgan State]](/colleges/morgan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.
SFSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University, 950 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full San Francisco State University Veteran Student Life Report
California State University - Fullerton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 18 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State Fullerton also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 42,051 students enrolled at California State University - Fullerton, 748 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 342 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,729. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 4 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kansas State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full K -State Veteran Student Life Report
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community college administration degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stout, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 305 of the 7,970 students enrolled at UW - Stout were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. During this same period, 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 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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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #12. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 28 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Ferris State University Veteran Student Life Report
California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. CSUSB is a fairly large public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying community college administration list, CSUSB has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, CSUSB supports 19,689 students, and 400 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 170 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,274. To help with additional expenses, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno State also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.Of the 25,497 students enrolled at Fresno State, 471 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,324. 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Fresno State]](/colleges/california-state-university-fresno/student-life/veterans/)
California State University - Stanislaus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community College Administration for a Doctorate ranking. Stan State is a fairly large school located in Turlock, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Stan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, California State University - Stanislaus supports 11,163 students, and 163 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,287. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Stanislaus]](/colleges/california-state-university-stanislaus/student-life/veterans/)
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