2023 Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 OSHA for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Occupational Safety & Health Technology is the 243rd most popular major in the country with 3,008 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 233 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in occupational safety and health technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality occupational safety and health technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the occupational safety and health technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 41 bachelors’s OSHA degrees in 2020-2021.
UCM also made our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Missouri offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Central Missouri Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s OSHA students in 2020-2021.
Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 398 of the 3,025 students enrolled at Waldorf University were GI Bill® students, of which 319 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,621. 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.
Full Waldorf Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for OSHA for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Pittsburg State University supports 6,398 students, and 204 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,125. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pittsburg State University]](/colleges/pittsburg-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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