2023 Best Other Education Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
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Ranked Colleges
80
Degrees Awarded
$17,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Education is the 178th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 80 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education”.
Top 2 Best Other Education Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
William Carey University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, William Carey University supports 5,472 students, and 88 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 58 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,128. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at William Carey University]](/colleges/william-carey-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education. Jackson State University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Jackson State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,921 students enrolled at Jackson State University, 233 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 94 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,435. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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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