2023 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Political Science & Government is the 442nd most popular major in the country with 1,010 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 162 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other political science and government 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 Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government”.

Top 2 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

7,566 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,068 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

7,172 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 114 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

Footnotes

• *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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