2023 Best Business Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
69
Degrees Awarded
$23,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Business Economics for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,667 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 130th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business economics 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 business economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Business Economics for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Business Economics for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying business economics.
Top 1 Best Business Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Business Economics for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 64 associates’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business Economics Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 29,596 students enrolled at Weber State University, 747 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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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