2
Ranked Colleges
11
Degrees Awarded
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 586 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, UOHSC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UOHSC supports 3,116 students, and 102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,853. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read More…
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, UTHealth has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 5,608 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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 UTHealth]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-health-science-center-at-houston/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
college factual
.jpg){kind=link}