2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
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Ranked Colleges
1,158
Degrees Awarded
$48,656
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 55th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Nebraska, there were 1,161 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,656 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in curriculum and instruction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent curriculum and instruction programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 61 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Among the 4,202 students enrolled at Wayne State College, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,083. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 WSC]](/colleges/wayne-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s. UNK is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 83 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Our most recent data shows that 183 of the 6,225 students enrolled at University of Nebraska at Kearney were GI Bill® students, of which 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,539. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 697 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Nebraska also took the #1 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 3,224 students enrolled at Concordia University, Nebraska were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,375. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Nebraska]](/colleges/concordia-university-seward/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 139 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Doane Crete also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #3.Among the 2,281 students enrolled at Doane Crete, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,250. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Doane Crete offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Doane Crete]](/colleges/doane-college-crete/student-life/veterans/)
Chadron State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Chadron State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Among the 2,330 students enrolled at Chadron State College, 61 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,999. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Chadron State College Veteran Student Life Report
Peru State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Curriculum for a Master’s ranking. Peru State College is a small public school situated in Peru, Nebraska. It awarded 102 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Peru State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 1,902 students enrolled at Peru State College were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,624. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Peru State]](/colleges/peru-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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