2023 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,700
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Community Health and Preventive Medicine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 281st most popular major in the country with 2,272 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 8 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Community Health and Preventive Medicine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Community Health and Preventive Medicine
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia vets studying community health and preventive medicine.
Top 2 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Community Health and Preventive Medicine that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Community Health and Preventive Medicine that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Trinity College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 27 of the 1,846 students enrolled at Trinity College were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,987. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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