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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Vermont

1 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$54,647 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 233 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,061 and $15,692 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service 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 and social service program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master’s”.

Top 1 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Vermont

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Public Administration & Social Service for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 47 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list.Of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM, 218 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. During this same period, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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