2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Military History for an Associate
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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 for Military History for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 209 people earned their degree in military history, making the major the 813th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 military history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality military history 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 military history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Military History for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly for Military History for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying military history.
Top 1 Best Military History Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Military History for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 16 associates’s military history degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Military History Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, American Military University supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 98%.
Full American Public University System Veteran Student Life Report
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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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