2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,507 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 346th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 7 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies/affairs 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 urban studies/affairs program at the school. 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 District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Urban Affairs for a Bachelor’s list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the District of Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 3,725 students enrolled at University of the District of Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,081. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of the District of Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
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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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