2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education is the 510th most popular major in the country with 737 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 36 social and philosophical foundations of education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social and philosophical foundations of education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social and philosophical foundations of education 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 social and philosophical foundations of education 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 Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

7,566 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s social and philosophical foundations of education students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of New Mexico - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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