2023 Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$45,700
Avg Cost*
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 the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Political Economy is the 665th most popular major in the country with 358 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 61 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political economy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political economy programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political economy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 36 bachelors’s political economy degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rollins College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s political economy degrees in 2020-2021.
Rollins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Rollins supports 3,104 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,791. To help with additional expenses, 45 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rollins College]](/colleges/rollins-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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