2023 Best Public Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 for Public Admin for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 122 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Public Admin for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. 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. 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 for Public Admin for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly for Public Admin for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying public admin.
Top 3 Best Public Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Admin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College also made our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 2,054 of the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College were GI Bill® students, of which 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,249. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. San Antonio College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at San Antonio College]](/colleges/san-antonio-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Admin for an Associate. Medgar is a small public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 12 associates’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Medgar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 5,237 students enrolled at Medgar, 56 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,818. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Medgar does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Medgar Evers College]](/colleges/cuny-medgar-evers-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Admin for an Associate. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
HVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 261 of the 8,933 students enrolled at Hudson Valley Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,179. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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