2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 499 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Teacher Education for a Doctorate list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Iowa supports 30,318 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Iowa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
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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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