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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Financial Planning & Services is the 430th most popular major in the country with 4,087 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 750 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in financial planning and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great financial planning and services 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 financial planning and services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 25 Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 33 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Purdue University - Main Campus]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 31,089 students enrolled at Mizzou were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 89%. 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 33 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 33 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, WMU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. On top of their other funding sources, 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 WMU]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 13 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 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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University of Northern Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNI also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Of the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 29 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, UD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Delaware supports 23,613 students, and 364 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 188 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%.

Full UD Veteran Student Life Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Kansas State University supports 20,854 students, and 1,099 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 647 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full K -State Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.

UCONN also took the #6 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #11, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 103 students qualified for 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 90%. 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%.

Full Southern Methodist University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 16,926 students enrolled at University of North Florida, 1,067 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 616 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,959. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 UNF]](/colleges/university-of-north-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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John Carroll University
University Heights, Ohio

John Carroll University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. John Carroll is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Carroll, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,278 students enrolled at John Carroll, 31 are 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 $15,539. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. John Carroll offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 John Carroll University]](/colleges/john-carroll-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 10,275 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Duluth, 249 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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Utah Valley University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.

UVU also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Of the 40,936 students enrolled at Utah Valley University, 813 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 UVU]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 5 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Calvin also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19.Of the 3,307 students enrolled at Calvin University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,224. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #17, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.

Temple also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Temple University Veteran Student Life Report

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #18, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Suffolk has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 54 of the 6,830 students enrolled at Suffolk were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,143. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Suffolk offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Suffolk University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 30 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Akron Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Robert Morris University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

RMU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,134 students enrolled at RMU, 192 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 153 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,324. To help with additional expenses, 61 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Robert Morris University Veteran Student Life Report

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Franklin University
Columbus, Ohio

Franklin University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.

Our most recent data shows that 472 of the 5,926 students enrolled at Franklin University were GI Bill® students, of which 287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,926. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Franklin University Veteran Student Life Report

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Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #22, Marywood University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Marywood also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24.According to our most recent data, Marywood supports 2,613 students, and 60 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,240. During this same period, 16 students received funds through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Marywood]](/colleges/marywood-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, New Jersey

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Woodland Park, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Among the 2,625 students enrolled at Berkeley College - Woodland Park, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,000. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Berkeley College - Woodland Park offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Berkeley College - Woodland Park]](/colleges/berkeley-college-woodland-park/student-life/veterans/)

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, William Paterson University of New Jersey supports 9,635 students, and 133 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,535. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. William Paterson University of New Jersey does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Bachelor’s ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Maryville U has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville University of Saint Louis, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,372. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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