2023 Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest 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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs is the 194th most popular major in the country with 4,010 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 637 other health/medical preparatory programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 495 other health/medical preparatory programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health/medical preparatory programs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health/medical preparatory programs 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 other health/medical preparatory programs program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying other health/medical preparatory programs.
Top 3 Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 bachelors’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2020-2021.
UMHB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor supports 3,876 students, and 454 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 304 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,603. To help with additional expenses, 135 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs for a Bachelor’s. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 144 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other health/medical preparatory programs students in 2020-2021.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University, 876 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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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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