2023 Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 1,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 235 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 the Plains States Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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