2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health
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Ranked Colleges
121
Degrees Awarded
$35,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Rhode Island, there were 121 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health
The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island vets studying general public health.
Top 2 Best General Public Health Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 95 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown University were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for General Public Health list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, 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 265 of the 5,676 students enrolled at JWU Providence were GI Bill® students, of which 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at JWU Providence]](/colleges/johnson-and-wales-university-providence/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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