2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
23
Degrees Awarded
$43,700
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 29 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 secondary education program at the school. 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 District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 17 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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