2023 Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 499 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education 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 program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying teacher education.
Top 1 Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the #1 spot on the list. Three Rivers College is a small school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 2 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying teacher education list, Three Rivers College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 2,759 students enrolled at Three Rivers College, 88 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,482. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Three Rivers College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Three Rivers College]](/colleges/three-rivers-community-college-poplar-bluff/student-life/veterans/)
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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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