2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for General Education for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Missouri for General Education for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across Missouri, there were 493 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for General Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for General Education for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for General Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Southwest Baptist University also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1.Of the 3,039 students enrolled at Southwest Baptist University, 73 were 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 $11,266. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships 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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