2023 Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,254 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 424 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 173 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees 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 Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for 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%. 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 34 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 135 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, LCU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,664 students enrolled at Lubbock Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,382. 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.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. 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.
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Arizona Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arizona Christian University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 925 students enrolled at Arizona Christian University, 40 are 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona Christian University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona Christian University]](/colleges/arizona-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
USW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 904 students enrolled at University of the Southwest were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,384. 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.
Full University of the Southwest 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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