2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for 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. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oklahoma, there were 257 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,434 and $8,722 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

1,038 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.According to our most recent data, OSU supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

2

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma

135 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$10,157 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #2 spot on the list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 4,317 students enrolled at Oral Roberts University were GI Bill® students, of which 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,157. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ORU]](/colleges/oral-roberts-university/student-life/veterans/)

3

Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma

892 GI Bill® Students**

#4 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cameron University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Cameron University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.According to our most recent data, Cameron University supports 3,771 students, and 892 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 284 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,633. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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

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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