2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other English for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$21,600
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Plains States Region for Other English for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 942 people earned their degree in English literature (other), making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, English literature (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,536 and had an average of $24,069 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 193 English literature (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,536 and $23,982 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English literature (other) programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the English literature (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other English for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other English for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best English Literature (Other) Master’s 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 Other English for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s other English students in 2020-2021.
Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Literature (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 344 of the 10,001 students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University were GI Bill® students, of which 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,052. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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