2023 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Community Health and Preventive Medicine” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 281st most popular major in the country with 2,272 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 85 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Community Health and Preventive Medicine” ranking analyzed 2 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community health and preventive medicine 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 Wisconsin for Community Health and Preventive Medicine
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin vets studying community health and preventive medicine.
Top 2 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Community Health and Preventive Medicine. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 74 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - La Crosse also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse supports 10,531 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,846. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 86%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-la-crosse/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Community Health and Preventive Medicine. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2020-2021.
UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UW - Eau Claire supports 11,017 students, and 283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,514. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-eau-claire/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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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