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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education

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361 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education

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 the Southwest Region for Other Education” 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 361 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,939 and $25,296 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education”.

Top 5 Best Other Education Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s other education degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - 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. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 18 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 Texas State University]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 148 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full SMU Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SHSU]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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