2023 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 1,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Indiana, there were 38 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing 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 adult and continuing education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 are 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. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

455 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our indiana master’s degree vets studying adult and continuing ed list, Ball State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Of the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State University, 455 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 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 Ball State University]](/colleges/ball-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree 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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