2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service
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Ranked Colleges
233
Degrees Awarded
$42,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service” ranking.
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 Vermont, there were 233 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,061 and $15,692 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service”.
Top 2 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Veterans in Vermont
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 93 ’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
UVM also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UVM]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public administration and social service degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our vermont vets studying public administration & social service list, CCV has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Community College of Vermont supports 5,102 students, and 148 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 64 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,807. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CCV]](/colleges/community-college-of-vermont/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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