2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Corrections for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Corrections is the 434th most popular major in the country with 4,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 126 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the corrections program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s corrections students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 331 of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State University - Mankato were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State University - Mankato offers 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 Minnesota State Mankato Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Corrections for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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