2023 Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$30,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,315 people earned their degree in human resources development, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 368 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in human resources development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resources development programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human resources development program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s HR development degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 25 bachelors’s HR development degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Louisiana State University]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 14 bachelors’s HR development degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. To help with additional expenses, 3 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for HR Development for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Limestone College landed the #4 spot on the list. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s HR development degrees in 2020-2021.
Limestone College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 1,943 students enrolled at Limestone College, 144 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,754. During this same period, 18 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 Limestone College]](/colleges/limestone-college/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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