2023 Best Geography Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kansas

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 Kansas for Geography for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

Across Kansas, there were 24 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Geography for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The geography 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 Kansas for Geography for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Geography for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree vets studying geography.

Top 2 Best Geography Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kansas

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

70 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Geography for a Master’s list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking.Among the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas, 70 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Kansas]](/colleges/university-of-kansas/student-life/veterans/)

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

1,099 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,562 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Geography for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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