2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate
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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 in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 585 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,589 and $25,171 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying other education.
Top 3 Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UST MN also made our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of St Thomas Minnesota supports 9,792 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UST MN]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-minnesota/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
UNL also made our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Education for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
MBU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 4,860 students enrolled at MBU, 71 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,645. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MBU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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