2023 Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Political Economy is the 665th most popular major in the country with 358 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 10 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political economy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political economy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying political economy.
Top 1 Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beloit College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Beloit, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political economy students in 2020-2021.
Beloit also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Beloit supports 978 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,649. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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