2023 Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying teacher education.
Top 4 Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Iowa 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 9 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,499 of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn were GI Bill® students, of which 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students qualified for 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 1 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNLV does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Nevada - Las Vegas Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Teacher Education for a Doctorate. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 76 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying teacher education list, UNE has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNE supports 7,208 students, and 39 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,574. On top of their other funding sources, 9 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%.
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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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