2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 6,500 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,396 and $21,895 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,559 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education grade specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree vets studying grade specific ed.
Top 7 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 437 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 145 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 288 students in 2020-2021.
NAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.According to our most recent data, NAU supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Northern Arizona University]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 1,228 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 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 Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona Christian University is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 21 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Christian University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Of the 925 students enrolled at Arizona Christian University, 40 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,494. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona Christian University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Arizona Christian University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 410 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at UOPX - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through 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 UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Grade Specific Ed for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 12 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #7.Among the 1,051 students enrolled at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 18 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,703. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ottawa University - Phoenix offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Veteran Student Life Report
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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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