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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health Education and Promotion is the 165th most popular major in the country with 4,563 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 335 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health education and promotion program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 31 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,830. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nebraska Methodist College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,212 students enrolled at Nebraska Methodist College were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,811. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 Mount Mercy University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Mount Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mount Mercy supports 1,705 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,227. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 Mount Mercy University]](/colleges/mount-mercy-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,240. During this same period, 3 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Walden University]](/colleges/walden-university/student-life/veterans/)
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