2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Theory for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region for Systems Theory for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Systems Science & Theory is the 471st most popular major in the country with 884 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 199 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great systems science and theory programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems science and theory program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Theory for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Theory for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Theory for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s systems theory students in 2020-2021.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 842 of the 21,594 students enrolled at JMU were GI Bill® students, of which 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
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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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