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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate” ranking.
Public Health Education and Promotion is the 165th most popular major in the country with 4,563 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,607 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health education and promotion. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health education and promotion programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 6 doctorate’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 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 qualified for 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s public health education and promotion degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Virginia Commonwealth University]](/colleges/virginia-commonwealth-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UofSC supports 35,470 students, and 1,609 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 651 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Full UofSC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. 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 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
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