2023 Best Forensic Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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 for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Forensic Nursing is the 1300th most popular major in the country with 14 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forensic nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forensic nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forensic nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying forensic nursing.

Top 2 Best Forensic Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

5 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s forensic nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forensic Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 were 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 $4,925. During this same period, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

323 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Forensic Nursing for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s forensic nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Oakland also made our “Best Forensic Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University, 323 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland University 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%.

Full Oakland University Veteran Student Life Report

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

Footnotes

• *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.