2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 142 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

157 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UAPB also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3.Of the 2,668 students enrolled at UAPB, 157 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,624. 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.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas

59 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UAM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 59 of the 2,645 students enrolled at UAM were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,149. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, Arkansas

114 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$7,958 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 4,432 students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,958. 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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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

Footnotes

• *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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