2023 Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 New Jersey for Public Admin for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 16,897 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 403 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Public Admin for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree vets studying public admin.
Top 1 Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Public Admin for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #1 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Newark also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1.Among the 13,231 students enrolled at Rutgers Newark, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,673. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers Newark does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
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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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