2023 Best Political Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Utah, there were 489 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Political Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 5 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.According to our most recent data, U of U supports 33,081 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U of U]](/colleges/university-of-utah/student-life/veterans/)

2

Utah State University
Logan, Utah

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Poly Sci for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s poly sci degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

USU also made our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #2.Of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Read More…

• Best Political Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Political Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.