2023 Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,700
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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 Other Geography for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 341 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 764th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 51 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography 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 geography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geography for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geography for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other geography.
Top 1 Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geography for a Bachelor’s. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 11,126 students enrolled at Louisiana Tech, 29 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,493. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana Tech]](/colleges/louisiana-tech-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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