2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
78
Degrees Awarded
$32,800
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 931 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,015 and $25,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.According to our most recent data, American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity College also made our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2.Among the 1,846 students enrolled at Trinity Washington University, 27 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,987. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Trinity College 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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