2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 56,042 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,037 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 73 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - Columbia supports 31,089 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s. Columbia College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Columbia College Missouri supports 8,347 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $750. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia College Missouri does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia College]](/colleges/columbia-college-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 151 students in 2020-2021.
UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 13,874 students enrolled at University of Missouri - St Louis, 314 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 228 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,355. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 33 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying general business list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lindenwood University supports 7,382 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,583. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lindenwood University]](/colleges/lindenwood-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 212 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Maryville University of Saint Louis supports 10,979 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,372. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
Full Maryville U Veteran Student Life Report
The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. The College of Saint Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying general business list, St. Scholastica has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,712 students enrolled at St. Scholastica, 151 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,081. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for 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%.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying general business list, UMKC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMKC supports 16,147 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMKC offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Missouri - Kansas City]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/student-life/veterans/)
Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
NWU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 1,924 students enrolled at NWU, 50 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,105. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NWU does offer 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Nebraska Wesleyan University]](/colleges/nebraska-wesleyan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying general business list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 3,224 students enrolled at Concordia University, Nebraska, 62 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,375. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Nebraska does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Veteran Student Life Report
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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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