2023 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 69 colleges that offered 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s”.
Top 25 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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 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 made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are 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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 69 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #20 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 1 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 69 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #4 spot on the list. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 149 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent, 1,414 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. To help with additional expenses, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Regent University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UPenn supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
Saint Martin’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Martin’s University is a small school located in Lacey, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 1,638 students enrolled at Saint Martin’s, 504 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 297 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,283. In addition to receiving other benefits, 90 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 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 Saint Martin’s University]](/colleges/saint-martins-university/student-life/veterans/)
Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Drexel also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.
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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Drexel University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 24 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Stevenson University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Stevenson is located in Stevenson, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Stevenson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,492 students enrolled at Stevenson, 125 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,525. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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 Stevenson University]](/colleges/stevenson-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 79 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Endicott also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Of the 4,287 students enrolled at Endicott, 124 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,129. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Endicott]](/colleges/endicott-college/student-life/veterans/)
Belmont University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.
Among the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont, 343 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. During this same period, 146 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Belmont offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 South Alabama ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 14,224 students enrolled at University of South Alabama, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 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 South Alabama]](/colleges/university-of-south-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
GWU also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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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Framingham State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Framingham State is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 161 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Framingham State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Framingham State University supports 4,876 students, and 170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,993. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Framingham State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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With a ranking of #17, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
UST MN also took the #10 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 9,792 students enrolled at UST MN were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UST MN offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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William Carey University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 21 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 5,472 students enrolled at William Carey University, 88 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 58 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,128. 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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Wilkes University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Wilkes University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Of the 4,781 students enrolled at Wilkes University, 81 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,000. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wilkes]](/colleges/wilkes-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #20, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 24 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 323 of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University were GI Bill® students, of which 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oakland University]](/colleges/oakland-university/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,082. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veteran Student Life Report
University of La Verne landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 81 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 6,983 students enrolled at ULV, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,536. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ULV 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 University of La Verne Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Methodist University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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With a ranking of #25, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Education for a Master’s list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
LECOM also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 4,336 students enrolled at LECOM, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,838. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full LECOM Veteran Student Life Report
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