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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Virginia, there were 144 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public health education and promotion program at the school. 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 Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia vets studying public health education and promotion.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified ’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marymount, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 175 of the 3,294 students enrolled at Marymount were GI Bill® students, of which 172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,047. To help with additional expenses, 35 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 Marymount]](/colleges/marymount-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Public Health Education and Promotion that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the #3 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s public health education and promotion degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lynchburg, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lynchburg supports 2,692 students, and 180 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,684. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through 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%. 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.
Full Lynchburg Veteran Student Life Report
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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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