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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service

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4,208 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 4,208 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,135 and $30,082 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona vets studying public administration & social service.

Top 5 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 103 ’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 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 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 1,713 degrees to qualified ’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 238 ’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Northern Arizona University supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Arizona University]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)

4

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 860 ’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at University of Phoenix - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. During this same period, 1 students qualified for 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 UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Administration & Social Service. Ottawa University - Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Ottawa University - Phoenix did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Ottawa University - Phoenix supports 1,051 students, and 18 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,703. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ottawa University - Phoenix]](/colleges/ottawa-university-phoenix/student-life/veterans/)

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