2023 Best Political Economy Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Great Lakes Region for Political Economy” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 358 people earned their degree in political economy, making the major the 665th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 10 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political economy programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Political Economy
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying political economy.
Top 1 Best Political Economy Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Political Economy that were part of this year’s ranking, Beloit College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Beloit, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s political economy students in 2020-2021.
Beloit not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Beloit College supports 978 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,649. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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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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