2023 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 80 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,825 and $43,739 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William Carey University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 21 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
William Carey University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 88 of the 5,472 students enrolled at William Carey University were GI Bill® students, of which 58 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,128. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 William Carey University]](/colleges/william-carey-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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