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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 the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,004 people earned their degree in medical informatics, making the major the 311th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 286 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medical informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medical informatics 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 medical informatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The medical informatics 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 the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying medical informatics.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 15 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 31,089 students enrolled at Mizzou, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also made our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. KU 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 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SLU supports 12,229 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 185 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. On top of their other funding sources, 4 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 3,799 students enrolled at UMary were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,000. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMary offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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With a ranking of #6, Logan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s list. Chesterfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Logan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,806 students enrolled at Logan University, 69 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,008. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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St Catherine University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Medical Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St. Kate’s, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,157. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through 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%.
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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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