2023 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 9,074 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $27,069 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 201 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,203 and $27,564 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

1

Thomas University
Thomasville, Georgia

78 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s list. TU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

TU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 1,303 students enrolled at Thomas University, 78 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,642. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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2

College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia

187 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Coastal Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s. College of Coastal Georgia is a public institution located in Brunswick, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CCGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 187 of the 3,457 students enrolled at CCGA were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,586. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full CCGA Veteran Student Life Report

3

Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

68 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,066 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 2,350 students enrolled at Piedmont College, 68 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,066. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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

Footnotes

• *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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