Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits How Do Veterans’ Outcomes Differ Based on the Type of Education They Received? And How Are Veterans Who Have Not Used Their Education Benefits Faring?

This report examines two questions important to policymakers: How do the outcomes of veterans who used the Post9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (also known as the Post9/11 GI Bill, or PGIB) vary by the type of education they obtained? And how are PGIB-eligible veterans who have not used PGIB faring? This is an interagency research team’s second in a series of reports on the Post-9/11 GI Bill and its outcomes for veterans.¹