2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 274th most popular major in the country with 2,139 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 183 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmaceutical sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmaceutical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences”.

Top 2 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

4 GI Bill® Students**

$56,246 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 72 ’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State University - Main Campus offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at North Dakota State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

278 GI Bill® Students**

$10,575 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmaceutical Sciences. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Creighton University supports 8,770 students, and 278 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,575. During this same period, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

Full Creighton Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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