2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 88 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Clemson University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UofSC]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, College of Charleston supports 10,384 students, and 536 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 299 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full C of C Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Public Admin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - South Carolina also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 2,806 students enrolled at Strayer University - South Carolina were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,237. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Strayer University - South Carolina]](/colleges/strayer-university-south-carolina/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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