2023 Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Oklahoma, there were 661 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary 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 elementary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

1

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

934 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCO also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #2.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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report

2

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma

265 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,866 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Elementary Teaching for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 55 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking.Of the 5,607 students enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 265 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,866. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeastern Oklahoma State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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

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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