2023 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 288th most popular major in the country with 2,450 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 46 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching”.

Top 2 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

249 GI Bill® Students**

$6,883 Average GI Bill® Award

$54,750 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 249 of the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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%.

Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Veteran Student Life Report

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Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

127 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,878 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching list. ESU is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 22 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

ESU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 5,828 students enrolled at ESU, 127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,878. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for 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 ESU]](/colleges/emporia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 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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