2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Alabama, there were 6 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent reading teacher 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 reading teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

1,194 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 3 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

UAB also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Alabama at Birmingham supports 22,563 students, and 1,194 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 508 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)

2

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

371 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,159 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 3 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 371 of the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University were GI Bill® students, of which 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,159. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Jacksonville State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.