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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor's

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 Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 488 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,877 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s list. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Kutztown University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Among the 7,890 students enrolled at Kutztown University, 168 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,498. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Pitt]](/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Ship also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Ship supports 6,130 students, and 266 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 117 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,948. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ship 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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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #4 spot on the list. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, Villanova supports 11,032 students, and 997 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 824 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,584. During this same period, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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