2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s” 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 Wisconsin, there were 659 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,771 and $25,514 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Of the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout, 305 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full UW - Stout Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 58 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #4.Among the 8,302 students enrolled at UW - Stevens Point, 343 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,195. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Stevens Point offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Stevens Point]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-stevens-point/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Edgewood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Among the 2,007 students enrolled at Edgewood, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,505. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Edgewood 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%.
Full Edgewood Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Education for a Master’s. UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 263 of the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Platteville]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-platteville/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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