2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s
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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 the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Earth Science Teacher Education is the 871st most popular major in the country with 169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5 earth science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 earth science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in earth science teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great earth science teacher education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the earth science teacher education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying earth science teacher education.
Top 2 Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s earth science teacher education students in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.
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 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s earth science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
ESU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 5,828 students enrolled at Emporia State University, 127 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,878. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships 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%.
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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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