2023 Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

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 Nebraska for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Mathematics is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Nebraska, there were 224 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mathematics programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mathematics 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 Nebraska for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree vets studying mathematical sciences.

Top 2 Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

690 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 15 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received funds through 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%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

928 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Of the 15,892 students enrolled at UNOMAHA, 928 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,364. On top of their other funding sources, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNOMAHA offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNOMAHA]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha/student-life/veterans/)

• Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
• Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.