2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Bachelor’s

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Bachelor’s list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 30 bachelors’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 17,809 students enrolled at U Miami, 4 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 $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Full University of Miami Veteran Student Life Report

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluefield College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Bluefield, Virginia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bluefield College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 965 students enrolled at Bluefield College, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,677. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Bluefield College Veteran Student Life Report

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Aspen University
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the #3 spot on the list. Aspen University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,430 bachelors’s public health/community nursing degrees to qualified students.

Aspen University also made our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Among the 9,563 students enrolled at Aspen University, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Aspen University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Aspen University Veteran Student Life Report