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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate

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 Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13,720 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,281 and $20,141 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education grade specific. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education grade specific 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 teacher education grade specific program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying grade specific ed.

Top 5 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. 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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 16 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. On top of their other funding sources, 5 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate. Lakeway, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Concordia University, Texas supports 2,257 students, and 201 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,676. To help with additional expenses, 22 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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