2023 Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,441 people earned their degree in other health and physical education/fitness, making the major the 392nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 170 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other health and physical education/fitness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health and physical education/fitness 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 other health and physical education/fitness program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees to qualified students.
Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State University - Springfield, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,830. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri State]](/colleges/missouri-state-university-springfield/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Northwest also made our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Northwest supports 7,267 students, and 168 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,773. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwest does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwest Missouri State University]](/colleges/northwest-missouri-state-university/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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