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2023 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$52,336 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Public Admin for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across Washington, there were 297 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,075 and $46,644 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Washington for Public Admin 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 Washington for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree vets studying public admin.

Top 1 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 10 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 7,050 students enrolled at Seattle University were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,383. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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