2023 Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Nebraska, there were 113 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 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 Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree vets studying general public health.
Top 3 Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 45 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UNMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 72 of the 3,699 students enrolled at University of Nebraska Medical Center were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,242. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska Medical Center offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Of the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton University, 278 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,575. To help with additional expenses, 46 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for General Public Health for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Of the 3,224 students enrolled at Concordia University, Nebraska, 62 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,375. 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 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 Concordia University, Nebraska]](/colleges/concordia-university-seward/student-life/veterans/)
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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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