2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Political Science & Government is the 442nd most popular major in the country with 1,010 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 236 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other political science and government programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other political science and government 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 Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other political science & government.
Top 3 Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 207 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full GMU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #2 spot on the list. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent also made our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1,414 of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent were GI Bill® students, of which 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. During this same period, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.
Covenant not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 911 students enrolled at Covenant College, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,752. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
Full Covenant Veteran Student Life Report
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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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