2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 773 people earned their degree in critical care nursing, making the major the 529th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 182 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in critical care nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality critical care nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the critical care nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 106 masters’s critical care nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville U also made our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville U were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,372. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Maryville U]](/colleges/maryville-university-of-saint-louis/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Critical Care Nursing for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 10 masters’s critical care nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Allen College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 678 students enrolled at Allen College, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,575. 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.
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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