2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s
20
Ranked Colleges
1,444
Degrees Awarded
$49,207
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 2,988 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,715 and $16,946 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank General Education Schools
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 Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying education.
Top 20 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 707 students in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Grand Canyon University supports 103,427 students, and 7,172 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 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%.
Read More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
UTSA also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 3,565 of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio were GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UTSA]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying education list, UST has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of St. Thomas supports 3,692 students, and 91 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,734. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read More…
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.
Read More…
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 67 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, New Mexico State University - Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Read More…
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of the Incarnate Word supports 7,917 students, and 1,174 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 761 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,131. On top of their other funding sources, 87 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%.
Read More…
Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. 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.
Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNT]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeway, Texas. It awarded 172 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 201 of the 2,257 students enrolled at Concordia University, Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,676. On top of their other funding sources, 22 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Texas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Read More…
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville Veteran Student Life Report
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying education list, SFASU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stephen F Austin State University supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephen F Austin State University]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying education list, DBU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 200 of the 4,247 students enrolled at DBU were GI Bill® students, of which 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full DBU Veteran Student Life Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 96 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 5,266 students enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus, 199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying education list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,401. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Commerce offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M Commerce]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-commerce/student-life/veterans/)
East Texas Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, East Texas Baptist University supports 1,714 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,987. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at East Texas Baptist University]](/colleges/east-texas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at El Paso supports 24,879 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 942 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at El Paso offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UTEP Veteran Student Life Report
Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cameron University supports 3,771 students, and 892 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 284 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,633. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Read More…
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 15,415 students enrolled at AIU Online, 640 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 665 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,136. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Read More…
Abilene Christian University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Education for a Master’s ranking. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying education list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Abilene Christian supports 5,291 students, and 269 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 160 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,303. During this same period, 72 students qualified for 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%.
Full Abilene Christian Veteran Student Life Report
college factual
