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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Kentucky for Health Information” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Information Management is the 251st most popular major in the country with 3,317 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Kentucky, there were 46 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Health Information” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health information management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health information management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health information management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The health information 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 Kentucky for Health Information”.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Health Information”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Health Information list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 13 ’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 17,517 students enrolled at Western Kentucky University, 847 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Kentucky University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Health Information that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 33 ’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 869 of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Kentucky University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-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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