2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Teacher Education

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Teacher Education. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UNL supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

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College of Saint Mary
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Teacher Education list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 27 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Saint Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,024 students enrolled at Saint Mary, 28 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,043. During this same period, 0 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Concordia University, Nebraska
Seward, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Teacher Education. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 12 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 3,224 students enrolled at Concordia University, Nebraska were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,375. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Nebraska 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%.

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