2023 Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Education for a Master’s list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - Columbia supports 31,089 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Missouri - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 15,892 students enrolled at University of Nebraska at Omaha, 928 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students received funds through 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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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Education for a Master’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State Mankato does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,431 students enrolled at NSU, 45 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,287. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NSU does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 NSU Veteran Student Life Report