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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 354 people earned their degree in community college education, making the major the 714th most popular in the United States.
Across Mississippi, there were 65 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community college education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community college education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the community college education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 44 masters’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Community College Education Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Community College Administration for a Master’s. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 16 masters’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Alcorn State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community College Education Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Of the 3,230 students enrolled at Alcorn State University, 107 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,404. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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