2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Virginia for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,419 people earned their degree in American U.S. studies, making the major the 350th most popular in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 25 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s United States studies students in 2020-2021.
William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Among the 8,939 students enrolled at William & Mary, 531 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 349 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,978. To help with additional expenses, 5 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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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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