2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 407 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi

94 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$3,923 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 10 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.

MUW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi University for Women supports 2,704 students, and 94 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,923. 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.

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$2,805 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for General Education for a Master’s. Belhaven University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Belhaven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 4,999 students enrolled at Belhaven University were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,805. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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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.

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