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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,563 people earned their degree in public health education and promotion, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 649 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 586 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in public health education and promotion. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health education and promotion programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health education and promotion program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The public health education and promotion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 267 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. 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.
Full ECU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Among the 19,764 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 885 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. During this same period, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Among the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State University, 780 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,464. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Appalachian State]](/colleges/appalachian-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
UNCW also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNCW supports 17,915 students, and 1,169 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 659 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. During this same period, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. Elon, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Elon also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 100 of the 7,117 students enrolled at Elon were GI Bill® students, of which 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,835. To help with additional expenses, 34 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 Elon University Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina Central University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 36 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 8,078 students enrolled at North Carolina Central University, 433 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,618. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina Central University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
UNCA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 153 of the 3,363 students enrolled at UNCA were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,454. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 UNCA]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-asheville/student-life/veterans/)
Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Queens also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 2,338 students enrolled at Queens, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,166. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Queens Veteran Student Life Report
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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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