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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences is the 115th most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,223 health professions and related clinical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in health professions and related clinical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions and related clinical sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions and related clinical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying other health professions and related clinical sciences.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 25 masters’s health professions and related clinical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UA also made our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, The University of Alabama supports 37,840 students, and 2,081 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Alabama does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions and related clinical sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia - Main Campus supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s list. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 19 masters’s health professions and related clinical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 17,915 students enrolled at UNCW, 1,169 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNCW offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State also made our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying other health professions and related clinical sciences list, Eastern Virginia Medical School has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 1,289 students enrolled at Eastern Virginia Medical School were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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With a ranking of #7, Life University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for a Master’s list. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions and related clinical sciences degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Life also made our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7.Of the 2,761 students enrolled at Life, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,093. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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