2023 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Nebraska for Health Studies for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 29,840 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States.
Across Nebraska, there were 44 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,713 and $18,510 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The health studies 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 Nebraska for Health Studies for an Associate”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Health Studies for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Health Studies for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Health Studies for an Associate. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
MCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 653 of the 13,244 students enrolled at MCC were GI Bill® students, of which 283 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $835. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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