2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmacy for a Master’s

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmacy for a Master’s. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 15 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kansas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

Full KU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmacy for a Master’s list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmacy for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Pharmacy for a Master’s. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 10 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 278 of the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton were GI Bill® students, of which 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,575. To help with additional expenses, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Creighton 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%. 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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