2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 28,837 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,215 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying general economics.

Top 2 Best General Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

690 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying general economics list, UNL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

369 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State, 369 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full South Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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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