2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
93
Degrees Awarded
$27,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,315 people earned their degree in human resources development, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 190 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in human resources development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resources development programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human resources development program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s HR development students in 2020-2021.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Webster supports 8,197 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Webster 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 Webster]](/colleges/webster-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for HR Development for a Master’s. Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s HR development degrees to qualified students.
Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Pittsburg State University supports 6,398 students, and 204 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,125. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pittsburg State University]](/colleges/pittsburg-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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