2023 Best Elementary Special Education Colleges for Veterans in Iowa
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Ranked Colleges
8
Degrees Awarded
$33,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Elementary Special Ed” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,625 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 326th most popular in the United States.
Across Iowa, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary special education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary special 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 Iowa for Elementary Special Ed” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Elementary Special Ed
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Elementary Special Ed”.
Top 1 Best Elementary Special Education Colleges for Veterans in Iowa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Elementary Special Ed. BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
BVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 1,863 students enrolled at BVU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,992. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Buena Vista University]](/colleges/buena-vista-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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