2023 Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
International Public Health/International Health is the 440th most popular major in the country with 1,599 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in international public health/international health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international public health/international health 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 international public health/international health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying international public health/international health.
Top 7 Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 6 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UW Seattle supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate list. Georgetown is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Full Georgetown Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCSD]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-diego/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying international public health/international health list, IUPUI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,390 students enrolled at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,439. 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.
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 IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report
Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate ranking. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for International Public Health/International Health for a Doctorate ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s international public health/international health degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also took the #7 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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