2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,541 people earned their degree in learning sciences, making the major the 337th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in learning sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality learning sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the learning sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s”.
Top 13 Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMGC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 58,526 students enrolled at University of Maryland Global Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $913. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through 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 University of Maryland Global Campus]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-university-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
USC also made our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. During this same period, 388 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 11 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying learning sciences list, Ohio State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State Veteran Student Life Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying learning sciences list, U Miami has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 17,809 students enrolled at U Miami, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U Miami offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 U Miami Veteran Student Life Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
UNM also made our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UNM Veteran Student Life Report
American University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s ranking. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 613 of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, Western Governors University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. WGU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 39 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WGU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8,828 of the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU were GI Bill® students, of which 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. During this same period, 1 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%.
Full WGU Veteran Student Life Report
National Louis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
NLU also made our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, NLU supports 7,402 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,078. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at National Louis University]](/colleges/national-louis-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Wilson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying learning sciences list, Wilson has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,535 students enrolled at Wilson, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,819. On top of their other funding sources, 9 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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With a ranking of #12, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 10 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UCO also took the #13 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCO supports 14,132 students, and 934 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 428 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCO does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Morningside College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Learning Sciences for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Morningside also took the #10 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 2,411 students enrolled at Morningside College, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,284. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morningside College 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 Morningside College 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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