2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,791 people earned their degree in teaching English or French, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,917 and had an average of $20,920 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 158 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,205 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English or French. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teaching English or French programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teaching English or French program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

1

Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

Webster also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Of the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. 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.

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%.

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2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

9 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCM]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)

3

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

344 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for English or French for a Master’s. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 20 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Of the 10,001 students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University, 344 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,052. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Veteran Student Life Report

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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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