2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Minnesota for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 6,277 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,408 and $15,202 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree vets studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
Top 1 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Our most recent data shows that 257 of the 7,552 students enrolled at Metropolitan State University 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 $4,216. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Metro State]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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