2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s
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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 the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,254 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs as well as strong veteran support.
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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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching.
Top 13 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 777 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Mexico - Main Campus supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Mexico - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 15 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. During this same period, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Texas State University Veteran Student Life Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi supports 10,820 students, and 773 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 357 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,191. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Southeastern Oklahoma State University supports 5,607 students, and 265 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 152 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,866. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. UOPX - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 200 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at University of Phoenix - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UOPX - Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Commerce, 594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,401. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - Commerce offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Austin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 1,302 students enrolled at Austin College were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,345. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Austin College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, SWOSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 4,898 students enrolled at SWOSU were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,832. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SWOSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwestern Oklahoma State University]](/colleges/southwestern-oklahoma-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Trinity University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, Trinity U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 60 of the 2,677 students enrolled at Trinity U were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,325. To help with additional expenses, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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