2023 Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Elementary Special Education is the 326th most popular major in the country with 1,625 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary special 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 elementary special 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 Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying elementary special ed.
Top 1 Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 269 of the 5,291 students enrolled at Abilene Christian were GI Bill® students, of which 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,303. In addition to receiving other benefits, 72 students received funds through 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%.
Full Abilene Christian University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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