2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Political Science & Government is the 20th most popular major in the country with 49,282 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,387 and had an average of $23,175 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 207 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,615 and $18,268 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Political Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #1 spot on the list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s political science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking.Among the 11,766 students enrolled at Idaho State University, 422 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,419. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Idaho State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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