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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,272 people earned their degree in community health and preventive medicine, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 561 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 454 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in community health and preventive medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community health and preventive medicine programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the community health and preventive medicine program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 203 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 100 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 are 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 74 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - La Crosse also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 10,531 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 230 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UW - La Crosse Veteran Student Life Report

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the #4 spot on the list. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 4,650 students enrolled at GSU, 146 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,291. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Bachelor’s. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 17 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

Northeastern Illinois University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 147 of the 7,119 students enrolled at Northeastern Illinois University were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,460. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northeastern Illinois University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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