2023 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,300
Avg Cost*
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 Pennsylvania for Other Political Science & Government” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 14 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other Political Science & Government
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other Political Science & Government”.
Top 1 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lafayette College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other Political Science & Government list. Easton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other political science and government degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lafayette, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 14 of the 2,514 students enrolled at Lafayette College were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,418. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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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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