2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,948 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,532 and $27,623 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences and services programs and a strong support system for 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 health sciences and services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 343 of the 8,302 students enrolled at UW - Stevens Point were GI Bill® students, of which 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,195. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - River Falls, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 5,855 students enrolled at UW - River Falls, 185 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. To help with additional expenses, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - River Falls does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #3 spot on the list. Otterbein University is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Otterbein, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 2,652 students enrolled at Otterbein University, 58 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,115. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Otterbein]](/colleges/otterbein-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Green Bay also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 8,954 students enrolled at UW - Green Bay, 362 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,302. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Northwestern University supports 22,603 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Parkside, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 4,452 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Parkside, 231 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 134 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,618. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Parkside does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - Parkside Veteran Student Life Report
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Health Science for a Master’s list. This small school is located in North Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
RFUMS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 2,099 students enrolled at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 30 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,497. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Veteran Student Life Report
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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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