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2023 Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

6 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Michigan, there were 546 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 330 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 264 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wayne State supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern Michigan supports 16,294 students, and 486 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Michigan does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.

WMU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU, 584 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.

Calvin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Of the 3,307 students enrolled at Calvin University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,224. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Calvin University]](/colleges/calvin-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Andrews, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Of the 3,162 students enrolled at Andrews, 40 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,888. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General Public Health for a Bachelor’s list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. 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.

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