2023 Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
35
Degrees Awarded
$36,700
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 Plains States Region for General Writing for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 856 people earned their degree in general writing, making the major the 500th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 116 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general writing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general writing 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 the Plains States Region for General Writing for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying general writing.
Top 1 Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Writing for a Bachelor’s list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general writing degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drake University supports 4,774 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drake University]](/colleges/drake-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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