2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s
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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 the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,552 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,573 and had an average of $34,777 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 174 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in educational assessment. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational assessment program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Educational Assessment 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 University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
UNL also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 161 of the 4,911 students enrolled at Missouri Western State University were GI Bill® students, of which 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,005. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri Western State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri Western State University]](/colleges/missouri-western-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Assessment for a Master’s. Morningside College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Morningside also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Morningside supports 2,411 students, and 51 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,284. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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