2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies 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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,419 people earned their degree in American U.S. studies, making the major the 350th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 120 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in American U.S. studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American U.S. studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
William & Mary also took the #3 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,939 students enrolled at William & Mary, 531 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 349 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,978. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. William & Mary does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full William & Mary Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Emory University supports 13,997 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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