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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” 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 Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public health education and promotion. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health education and promotion programs and a strong support system for 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.
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 Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to qualified students.
UTHealth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 5,608 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-health-science-center-at-houston/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Texas State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Lamar University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 44 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, Lamar University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University, 692 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,108. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Lamar University]](/colleges/lamar-university/student-life/veterans/)
Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 55 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Baylor University supports 19,297 students, and 876 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 593 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full Baylor University 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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