2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
42
Degrees Awarded
$32,200
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 in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 28,837 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.
Across Montana, there were 44 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,324 and $24,992 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Montana
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana” list.According to our most recent data, MSU Bozeman supports 16,218 students, and 656 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,023. During this same period, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MSU Bozeman]](/colleges/montana-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for General Economics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Montana supports 9,808 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 UM]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/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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