2023 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, there were 198 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma master’s degree vets studying secondary teaching.

Top 2 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

1

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma

265 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,866 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 89 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 265 of the 5,607 students enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University were GI Bill® students, of which 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,866. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, Oklahoma

11 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$2,832 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Secondary Teaching for a Master’s. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 39 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

SWOSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking.Of the 4,898 students enrolled at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,832. 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.

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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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