2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Urban Planning for a Master’s

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Urban Planning for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 40 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 9 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska - Lincoln supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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