2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences
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Ranked Colleges
61
Degrees Awarded
$32,000
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New Jersey for Other Social Sciences” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Social Sciences is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New Jersey, there were 61 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences”.
Top 2 Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick 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 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers University - New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Social Sciences list. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Newark also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 13,231 students enrolled at Rutgers University - Newark, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $29,673. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - Newark does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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