2023 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arizona for Other Political Science & Government” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,010 people earned their degree in other political science and government, making the major the 442nd most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 149 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other political science and government 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 other political science and government program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government”.

Top 2 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

7,566 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,068 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 26 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

7,172 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Other Political Science & Government. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 114 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.

Grand Canyon University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Grand Canyon University supports 103,427 students, and 7,172 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University offers 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%.

Read More…

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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.

Credits

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