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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master's

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 Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 722 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,295 and $28,936 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education subject specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education subject specific programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The subject specific ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree vets studying subject specific ed.

Top 6 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.According to our most recent data, Auburn supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Auburn Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

UAB also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2.Of the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Alabama at Birmingham offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list.Our most recent data shows that 868 of the 14,224 students enrolled at USA were GI Bill® students, of which 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. During this same period, 11 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 USA]](/colleges/university-of-south-alabama/student-life/veterans/)

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.According to our most recent data, Jacksonville State University supports 9,238 students, and 371 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,159. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s list. Athens, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

Athens State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.According to our most recent data, Athens State University supports 2,867 students, and 144 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,326. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Athens State University]](/colleges/athens-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

University of West Alabama landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Subject Specific Ed for a Master’s ranking. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list.Of the 5,734 students enrolled at University of West Alabama, 217 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 78 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,310. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of West Alabama]](/colleges/university-of-west-alabama/student-life/veterans/)

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