2023 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 South Carolina for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,709 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States.

Across South Carolina, there were 39 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina vets studying higher education/higher education administration.

Top 2 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

607 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,997 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The Citadel also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 3,740 students enrolled at The Citadel, 607 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 382 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,997. During this same period, 12 students qualified for 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 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina]](/colleges/citadel-military-college-of-south-carolina/student-life/veterans/)

2

Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

111 GI Bill® Students**

$8,897 Average GI Bill® Award

$36,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Columbia College South Carolina 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, Columbia College supports 1,218 students, and 111 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,897. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Columbia College South Carolina 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

Footnotes

• *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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