2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
297
Degrees Awarded
$35,784
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Policy is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $21,866 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 585 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,714 and $21,641 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 297 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public policy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The public policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying public policy.
Top 2 Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, UT Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 The University of Texas at Dallas]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Methodist University supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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