2023 Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University 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. 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 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 Bellevue University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Northern Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-northern-iowa/student-life/veterans/)

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Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 101 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

FHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 15,033 students enrolled at FHSU, 352 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 222 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,389. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full FHSU Veteran Student Life Report

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Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.

Missouri Southern also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Missouri Southern State University supports 5,045 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,255. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri Southern State University]](/colleges/missouri-southern-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, Nebraska

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryan College of Health Sciences, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 778 students enrolled at Bryan College of Health Sciences, 19 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,396. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bryan College of Health Sciences]](/colleges/bryan-college-of-health-sciences/student-life/veterans/)

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Newman University
Wichita, Kansas

With a ranking of #6, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Newman University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Newman University supports 2,053 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,024. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Newman University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Newman University Veteran Student Life Report