2023 Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
156
Degrees Awarded
$29,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 584th most popular major in the country with 563 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 166 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geriatric nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geriatric nurse/nursing programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the geriatric nurse/nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The geriatric nursing 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 Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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 Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 133 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Maryville U supports 10,979 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,372. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geriatric Nursing for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 19 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Graceland Lamoni, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 1,517 students enrolled at Graceland Lamoni were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,416. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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