2023 Best Military History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Military History for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Military History is the 813th most popular major in the country with 209 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 112 military history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 military history graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality military history programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the military history program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Military History for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying military history.
Top 1 Best Military History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Military History for a Bachelor’s list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 33 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 50,047 students enrolled at American Military University, 18,040 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15,422 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. American Military University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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