2023 Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oregon for Political Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 49,282 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. 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 Oregon, there were 543 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,791 and $23,281 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Oregon for Political Science for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Political Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Political Science for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Political Science for a Master’s list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Among the 21,752 students enrolled at UO, 582 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. During this same period, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UO does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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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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