2023 Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities is the 624th most popular major in the country with 540 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13 education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities”.

Top 2 Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

304 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,801 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 7,349 students enrolled at NSU, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,801. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NSU]](/colleges/northeastern-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, Oklahoma

65 GI Bill® Students**

$4,291 Average GI Bill® Award

$40,371 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s education/teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities students in 2020-2021.

NWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 1,833 students enrolled at Northwestern Oklahoma State University were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,291. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwestern Oklahoma State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Northwestern Oklahoma State University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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