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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master's

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 Texas for Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 17,746 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,923 and $19,824 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Texas for Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 407 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying education list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 189 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

UH also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #11.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UH Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 209 students in 2020-2021.

UTSA also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #16.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at San Antonio supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 TCU]](/colleges/texas-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 786 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Arlington supports 48,072 students, and 2,109 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. 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 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 full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)

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University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 289 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 91 of the 3,692 students enrolled at UST were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,734. On top of their other funding sources, 21 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 UST]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 298 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 404 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 171 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 197 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying education list, Texas State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas State supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State University]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 205 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 10,775 students enrolled at Angelo State University, 507 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,911. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Angelo State Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #12, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 259 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

SHSU also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #15.Among the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full SHSU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 26 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor supports 3,876 students, and 454 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 304 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,603. In addition to receiving other benefits, 135 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UMHB Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 92 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 10,820 students enrolled at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 773 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 357 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,191. 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.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,924. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 223 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying education list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 7,917 students enrolled at University of the Incarnate Word, 1,174 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 761 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,131. During this same period, 87 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of the Incarnate Word does offer 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 University of the Incarnate Word Veteran Student Life Report

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 181 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, SFASU supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SFASU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 554 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #17 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 158 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton, 755 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,304. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #21, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 1,625 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University, 692 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,108. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #22 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 308 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 594 of the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Commerce were GI Bill® students, of which 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - Commerce does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Woman’s University supports 16,433 students, and 495 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 251 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. 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.

Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

Among the 9,053 students enrolled at UH Clear Lake, 465 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 292 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,337. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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%.

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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 52 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 9,248 students enrolled at PVAMU, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 156 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. 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.

Full Prairie View A & M University Veteran Student Life Report

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