2023 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,099 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 439 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary 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 the Southwest Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Albert State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Carl Albert State College is a small school located in Poteau, Oklahoma that handed out 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Carl Albert State College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 1,922 students enrolled at Carl Albert State College, 51 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,699. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carl Albert State College]](/colleges/carl-albert-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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