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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master's

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 in Texas for Child development for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 32,920 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 1,922 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the early childhood 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 Texas for Child development for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s”.

Top 11 Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying child development list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 10,820 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, 773 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 357 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,191. 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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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 427 of the 12,620 students enrolled at Stephen F Austin State University were GI Bill® students, of which 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephen F Austin State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying child development list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Rio Grande Valley 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 594 of the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Commerce were GI Bill® students, of which 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,401. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - Commerce]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-commerce/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s ranking. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

TWU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU, 495 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at TWU]](/colleges/texas-womans-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, University of Houston - Clear Lake supports 9,053 students, and 465 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 292 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,337. 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 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 Houston - Clear Lake Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #9.Of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville, 215 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M San Antonio, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M San Antonio supports 6,759 students, and 768 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,114. 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.

Full Texas A&M San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Austin College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s list. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Austin College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 1,302 students enrolled at Austin College were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,345. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Austin College]](/colleges/austin-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child development for a Master’s ranking. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6.Of the 1,985 students enrolled at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 90 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,820. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwestern Assemblies of God University]](/colleges/southwestern-assemblies-of-god-university/student-life/veterans/)

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