2023 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 205 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s”.
Top 6 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying adult and continuing ed list, UCO has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Oklahoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
NWOSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 1,833 students enrolled at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,291. To help with additional expenses, 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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