2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 16,897 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.

Across Kansas, there were 147 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration 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 public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree vets studying public admin.

Top 2 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kansas

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

70 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.

KU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #1.Of the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Kansas Veteran Student Life Report

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

577 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,488 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Public Admin for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 27 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

WSU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 14,999 students enrolled at WSU were GI Bill® students, of which 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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.