2023 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Education for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Education for a Master’s. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

UST MN also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2.Of the 9,792 students enrolled at UST MN, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Education for a Master’s list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree vets studying other education list, Capella University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #4 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. During this same period, 3 students received funds through 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%.

Full Walden University Veteran Student Life Report