2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 19,866 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,709 and $29,395 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,438 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service 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 the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate”.
Top 7 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 25 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 185 of the 1,515 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach were GI Bill® students, of which 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,959. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Rasmussen University - Florida supports 9,055 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 34 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,344. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rasmussen University - Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Rasmussen University - Florida Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 11 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Cumberlands also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cumberlands supports 19,110 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 120 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cumberlands offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. GTC is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 38 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
GTC also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 472 of the 10,536 students enrolled at Greenville Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,590. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Greenville Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Greenville Technical College]](/colleges/greenville-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 27 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 6,409 students enrolled at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 416 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 159 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. On top of their other funding sources, 23 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
Brescia University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Brescia University also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 986 students enrolled at Brescia University, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,929. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brescia University]](/colleges/brescia-university/student-life/veterans/)
Piedmont Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Piedmont Technical College supports 4,712 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,958. During this same period, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Piedmont Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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