Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Physical Education Teaching for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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