2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 30 people earned their degree in consumer services and advocacy, making the major the 1186th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3 consumer services and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great consumer services and advocacy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the consumer services and advocacy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy”.
Top 1 Best Consumer Services & Advocacy Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Consumer Services and Advocacy. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer services and advocacy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.
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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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