2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Curriculum for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Curriculum for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned their degree in curriculum and instruction, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,993 and had an average of $28,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,606 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,920 and $29,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great curriculum and instruction programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the curriculum and instruction 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 Curriculum for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying curriculum.
Top 1 Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Jamestown. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Curriculum for a Bachelor’s list. University of Jamestown is a small school located in Jamestown, North Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
UJ also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 1,147 students enrolled at UJ, 18 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,923. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full University of Jamestown 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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