2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Public Health for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 764 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 public health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate”.
Top 25 Best Public Health Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 55 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #1 spot on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 20,330 students enrolled at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,004. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale]](/colleges/keiser-university-ft-lauderdale/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, American Public University System supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. American Public University System offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American Military University]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 55 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,515 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach, 185 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,959. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 15,376 students enrolled at HACC, 624 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,537. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 55 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small school located in Hialeah, Florida that handed out 48 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida National University - Main Campus also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 4,173 students enrolled at Florida National University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,198. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida National University - Main Campus]](/colleges/florida-national-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Bryant & Stratton College - Parma did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Parma, Ohio, and it awarded 9 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryant & Stratton College - Parma, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 26 of the 765 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Parma were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,639. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate list. Mansfield, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Mansfield University also took the #15 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,784 students enrolled at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 65 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,213. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Montgomery County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Montco also took the #19 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 238 of the 9,827 students enrolled at Montco were GI Bill® students, of which 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,979. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montco]](/colleges/montgomery-county-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, Montgomery College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate list. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school situated in Rockville, Maryland. It awarded 23 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Montgomery College supports 20,037 students, and 351 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 278 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,545. 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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Middlesex County College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized school located in Edison, New Jersey that handed out 14 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex County College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,084 students enrolled at Middlesex County College, 147 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,838. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middlesex County College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Middlesex County College]](/colleges/middlesex-county-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate list. This small school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13.According to our most recent data, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany supports 384 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,322. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.According to our most recent data, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa supports 1,453 students, and 78 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 44 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,380. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 59 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 22,496 students enrolled at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 445 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,303. 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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Howard Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. HCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbia, Maryland. It awarded 6 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
HCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 9,566 students enrolled at Howard Community College, 307 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 218 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,913. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at HCC]](/colleges/howard-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is located in Orchard Park, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 5,594 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 240 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 155 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,233. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Online Veteran Student Life Report
Utah Valley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 4 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 40,936 students enrolled at UVU, 813 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Austin Community College District landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24.Our most recent data shows that 2,473 of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Austin Community College District]](/colleges/austin-community-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. Located in Liverpool, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Among the 542 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,953. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Eastern Florida State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. Eastern Florida State College is a public institution located in Cocoa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
EFSC also took the #22 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 13,937 students enrolled at EFSC, 995 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 554 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,654. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at EFSC]](/colleges/eastern-florida-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 18,687 students enrolled at Sinclair Community College, 23 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,907. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sinclair Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Sinclair Community College]](/colleges/sinclair-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #21, Quincy College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate list. This small school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying public health list, Quincy College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 230 of the 3,154 students enrolled at Quincy College were GI Bill® students, of which 122 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,161. 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.
Full Quincy College Veteran Student Life Report
Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 18 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 564 of the 11,237 students enrolled at OTC were GI Bill® students, of which 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full OTC Veteran Student Life Report
Hillsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 19,532 students enrolled at Hillsborough Community College, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $332. 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.
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Snow College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate list. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Snow College supports 5,800 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,129. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Snow College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Public Health for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 5,823 students enrolled at Saint Paul College, 79 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,549. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Saint Paul College]](/colleges/saint-paul-college-a-community-and-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
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