2023 Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Gerontology for a Master’s” ranking.
Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 11 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the gerontology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Gerontology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying gerontology.
Top 1 Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Gerontology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State University]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/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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