2023 Best General Intelligence Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
865
Degrees Awarded
$30,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Intelligence for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,261 people earned their degree in general intelligence, making the major the 269th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 865 general intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Intelligence for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general intelligence. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general intelligence programs and a strong support system for 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 general intelligence program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Intelligence for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying intelligence.
Top 2 Best General Intelligence Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Intelligence for a Bachelor’s. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s intelligence degrees to 145 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Norwich, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Intelligence Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich University, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. To help with additional expenses, 55 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Norwich University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Intelligence for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mercyhurst is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 65 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercyhurst also made our “Best General Intelligence Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 2,790 students enrolled at Mercyhurst University, 104 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,325. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students received funds through 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 Mercyhurst]](/colleges/mercyhurst-college/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.