2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 579 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 24 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s”.
Top 24 Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 22 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 13,615 students enrolled at University of North Dakota, 796 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,112. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Webster also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10.Among the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Webster]](/colleges/webster-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNI supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Minnesota State Mankato]](/colleges/minnesota-state-university-mankato/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Hamline University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 3,113 students enrolled at Hamline University were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,455. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students qualified for 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%.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska at Omaha supports 15,892 students, and 928 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 488 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska at Omaha offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Mary did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 2 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
UMary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,799 students enrolled at UMary, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,000. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full UMary Veteran Student Life Report
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 26 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying reading teacher education list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lindenwood University supports 7,382 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,583. During this same period, 1 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lindenwood University]](/colleges/lindenwood-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Central Missouri landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at UCM were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #11, Mount Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Mercy also took the #15 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mount Mercy University supports 1,705 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,227. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Black Hills State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. Black Hills State University is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 10 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
BHSU also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #20.Among the 3,608 students enrolled at Black Hills State University, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,863. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BHSU]](/colleges/black-hills-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 42 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12.Among the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State University - Springfield, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,830. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State University - Springfield offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #14, Park University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 25 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 10,165 students enrolled at Park University, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,501. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #15, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
SMU MN also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11.According to our most recent data, SMU MN supports 5,152 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,663. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SMU MN]](/colleges/saint-marys-university-of-minnesota/student-life/veterans/)
University of Sioux Falls did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Sioux Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Sioux Falls supports 1,628 students, and 59 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,281. 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.
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%.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 57 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Northwest supports 7,267 students, and 168 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,773. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwest offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Drury University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Drury University supports 1,691 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,355. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Drury University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #19, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 22 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 3,224 students enrolled at Concordia University, Nebraska were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,375. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
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Upper Iowa University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UIU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 3,610 students enrolled at UIU, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,399. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UIU Veteran Student Life Report
Capella University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 18 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)
Morningside College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 11 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying reading teacher education list, Morningside has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 2,411 students enrolled at Morningside College, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,284. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Morningside]](/colleges/morningside-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #23, Walden University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #22.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Walden University, 2,721 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,568 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,240. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Walden University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Reading Teacher Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Evangel is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Evangel also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18.Our most recent data shows that 76 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Evangel were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,862. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Evangel]](/colleges/evangel-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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