2023 Best Railroad & Railway Transportation Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 102 people earned their degree in railroad and railway transportation, making the major the 1404th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 63 railroad and railway transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent railroad and railway transportation 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 railroad and railway transportation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying railroad and railway transportation.
Top 1 Best Railroad & Railway Transportation Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation. JCCC is a fairly large school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 63 ’s railroad and railway transportation degrees in 2020-2021.
JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, JCCC supports 13,891 students, and 389 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 221 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,331. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. JCCC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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