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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 North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Medical Informatics is the 311th most popular major in the country with 2,004 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 102 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in medical informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medical informatics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medical informatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree vets studying medical informatics.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 19 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Among the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke University, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 18 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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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.