You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Other Public Health for a Master’s list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2020-2021.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.According to our most recent data, KU supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. KU 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kansas]](/colleges/university-of-kansas/student-life/veterans/)