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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,883 people earned their degree in public health/community nurse/nursing, making the major the 316th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 20 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health/community nurse/nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 public health/community nurse/nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Master’s. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health/community nursing students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hunter, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 152 of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Health/Community Nursing for a Master’s. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s public health/community nursing students in 2020-2021.
Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 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 $5,948. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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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