2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,728 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs as well as strong veteran support.
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.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 244 students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
UDayton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. During this same period, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UDayton Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 52 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 103 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
UAlbany also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UAlbany supports 17,688 students, and 260 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,220. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Albany]](/colleges/suny-at-albany/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other education list, University of Arizona has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other education list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth, 249 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Duluth 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%.
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Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 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 $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Missouri landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at UCM were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. 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.
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With a ranking of #11, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
According to our most recent data, University of South Alabama supports 14,224 students, and 868 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 411 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full University of South Alabama Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, Edgewood College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Edgewood also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 2,007 students enrolled at Edgewood, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,505. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Edgewood]](/colleges/edgewood-college/student-life/veterans/)
Boston College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College, 170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,142. In addition to receiving other benefits, 64 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Boston College Veteran Student Life Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 105 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
BGSU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at BGSU, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. 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.
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Gonzaga University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Gonzaga supports 7,295 students, and 270 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 231 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,276. During this same period, 73 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Gonzaga University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #16, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Campbell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 5,964 students enrolled at Campbell, 45 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,969. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Campbell University]](/colleges/campbell-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #17, Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. Roberts Wesleyan College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Roberts Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,706 students enrolled at Roberts Wesleyan, 54 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,747. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for 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%.
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Eastern Oregon University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 172 of the 2,853 students enrolled at EOU were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,887. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. EOU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Oregon University]](/colleges/eastern-oregon-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Northern Iowa came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 251 of the 9,507 students enrolled at University of Northern Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UNI Veteran Student Life Report
Liberty University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 26 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. To help with additional expenses, 386 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #21, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Jackson State University supports 6,921 students, and 233 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 94 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,435. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 11,989 students enrolled at UW - Whitewater, 383 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 181 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UW - Whitewater Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #23, St Petersburg College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 26,430 students enrolled at St Petersburg College, 1,273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 820 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,870. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full SPC Veteran Student Life Report
Saint Leo University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Of the 9,832 students enrolled at St. Leo University, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,916. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Carroll University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of the 3,451 students enrolled at Carroll University, 64 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,906. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Carroll U Veteran Student Life Report
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