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2023 Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Investments and Securities is the 869th most popular major in the country with 346 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in investments and securities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality investments and securities programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the investments and securities program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying investments and securities.

Top 5 Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 796 of the 13,615 students enrolled at University of North Dakota were GI Bill® students, of which 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 UND]](/colleges/university-of-north-dakota/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 20 bachelors’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying investments and securities list, UNI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Northern Iowa supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNI]](/colleges/university-of-northern-iowa/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s investments and securities students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNOMAHA supports 15,892 students, and 928 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 488 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 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 University of Nebraska at Omaha]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha/student-life/veterans/)

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

Lynn University Fighting Knights not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Lynn University Fighting Knights supports 3,232 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,911. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lynn University]](/colleges/lynn-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Investments and Securities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s investments and securities degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Merrimack, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 5,418 students enrolled at Merrimack College, 72 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,794. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Merrimack College Veteran Student Life Report

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