2023 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,452 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 67 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s”.
Top 25 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 27 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also took the #13 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Kentucky supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, UARK has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 28 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. During this same period, 357 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Alabama does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 16 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn also took the #4 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Auburn supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Auburn Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24.According to our most recent data, UAB supports 22,563 students, and 1,194 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 508 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)
Troy University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, TROY supports 16,497 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,250. 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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Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Florida State Veteran Student Life Report
Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellarmine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 3,293 students enrolled at Bellarmine University, 103 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,409. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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With a ranking of #9, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 124 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
Old Dominion University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Old Dominion Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. The Citadel is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 607 of the 3,740 students enrolled at The Citadel were GI Bill® students, of which 382 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,997. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 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 87%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Citadel Military College of South Carolina]](/colleges/citadel-military-college-of-south-carolina/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Samford University is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, Samford has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 162 of the 5,729 students enrolled at Samford University were GI Bill® students, of which 101 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,201. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Samford Veteran Student Life Report
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 32 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, GaSou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, GaSou supports 26,949 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 406 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GaSou offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Southern University]](/colleges/georgia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
UofSC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Carolina - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Alabama landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 27 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 8,086 students enrolled at UNA, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,111. To help with additional expenses, 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 UNA]](/colleges/university-of-north-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
University of Central Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, UCF supports 71,881 students, and 2,263 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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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Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercer also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12.Of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,244. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
Full Mercer Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Marymount University is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 3,294 students enrolled at Marymount, 175 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,047. To help with additional expenses, 35 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marymount University]](/colleges/marymount-university/student-life/veterans/)
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 645 of the 9,999 students enrolled at University of Alabama in Huntsville were GI Bill® students, of which 294 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,721. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alabama in Huntsville]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-huntsville/student-life/veterans/)
Louisiana Tech University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 9 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Louisiana Tech supports 11,126 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,493. During this same period, 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 Louisiana Tech]](/colleges/louisiana-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #22, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Our most recent data shows that 868 of the 14,224 students enrolled at USA were GI Bill® students, of which 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for 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 USA]](/colleges/university-of-south-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
Winthrop University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 5,576 students enrolled at Winthrop University, 416 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,514. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Winthrop]](/colleges/winthrop-university/student-life/veterans/)
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Clemson Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #25, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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