2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Education for a Bachelor’s
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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 South Dakota for General Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across South Dakota, there were 88 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Education for a Bachelor’s list. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Sioux Falls supports 1,628 students, and 59 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,281. 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 University of Sioux Falls]](/colleges/university-of-sioux-falls/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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