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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing is the 316th most popular major in the country with 1,883 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 83 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health/community nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health/community nurse/nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health/community nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying public health/community nursing.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 30 ’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying public health/community nursing list, U Miami has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.
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 91%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Jacksonville State University supports 9,238 students, and 371 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,159. 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.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health/Community Nursing that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluefield College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bluefield College is a small school located in Bluefield, Virginia that handed out 35 ’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluefield College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Bluefield College supports 965 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,677. During this same period, 7 students received scholarships through 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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