2023 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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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. 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 Great Lakes Region for Adult Health Nursing for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,021 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 320 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult health nurse/nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 the Great Lakes Region for Adult Health Nursing for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Adult Health Nursing for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Adult Health Nursing for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Adult Health Nursing for an Associate list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a public institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Gateway Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 40,036 students enrolled at Eastern Gateway Community College, 172 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,541. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Gateway Community College]](/colleges/eastern-gateway-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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