2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
106
Degrees Awarded
$17,036
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Education for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,616 and $27,696 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 106 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying education list, Southwest Baptist University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 3,039 students enrolled at Southwest Baptist University, 73 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,266. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest Baptist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Education for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northeast supports 5,105 students, and 62 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,545. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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