2023 Best Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Consumer Economics for a Bachelor’s list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Consumer Economics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer economics students in 2020-2021.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State, 369 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Dakota State 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%.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Consumer Economics for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 31 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,122 of the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. During this same period, 8 students qualified for 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 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report