2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Iowa for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,010 people earned their degree in other political science and government, making the major the 442nd most popular in the United States.
Across Iowa, there were 5 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 5 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,980 and $30,839 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other political science and government programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa bachelor’s degree vets studying other political science & government.
Top 1 Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Other Political Science & Government for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.
UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.Among the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Northern Iowa 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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