2023 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Louisiana for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 121 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,916 and $46,644 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s list. Southern University at New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNO also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 90 of the 2,264 students enrolled at SUNO were GI Bill® students, of which 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,473. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNO does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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