2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s
14
Ranked Colleges
180
Degrees Awarded
$25,600
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 462 people earned their degree in technical teacher education, making the major the 610th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 technical teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in technical teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent technical teacher education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the technical teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 14 Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
UK also made our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn also made our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technical teacher education students in 2020-2021.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technical teacher education students in 2020-2021.
OSU also made our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 16 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout also took the #5 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 305 of the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,590. 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 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 UW - Stout]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-stout/student-life/veterans/)
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU does offer 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Bozeman also took the #8 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,218 students enrolled at Montana State University, 656 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,023. On top of their other funding sources, 37 students received scholarships 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 MSU Bozeman]](/colleges/montana-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technical teacher education students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying technical teacher education list, Eastern has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 869 of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern were GI Bill® students, of which 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,031. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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 #9, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 6 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,497 students enrolled at TROY were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,250. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. TROY does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full TROY Veteran Student Life Report
Murray State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Murray State supports 9,449 students, and 401 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,362. 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.
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With a ranking of #11, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
EIU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 184 of the 8,626 students enrolled at EIU were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,730. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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 EIU]](/colleges/eastern-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)
Ferris State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris also took the #10 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ferris supports 11,165 students, and 377 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 189 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Valley City State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technical teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Valley City State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 44 of the 1,676 students enrolled at Valley City 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 $2,304. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Valley City State University Veteran Student Life Report
Athens State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Technical Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Athens State University is a small public school situated in Athens, Alabama. It awarded 30 bachelors’s technical teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Athens State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 144 of the 2,867 students enrolled at Athens State University were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,326. 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.
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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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