2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other 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 for Other Education for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate”.

Top 2 Best Other Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, Ohio

2 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Other Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,240. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Akron Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

39 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$13,631 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for an Associate list. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s other education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying other education list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 2,730 students enrolled at Southern Adventist University were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,631. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Adventist University 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%.

Full Southern Adventist Veteran Student Life Report

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.

Credits

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