2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate
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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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,338 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,293 and $23,469 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree vets studying public health.
Top 2 Best Public Health Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
UVU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at UVU were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,550. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Utah Valley University]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Public Health for an Associate. CWI is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 6 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
CWI also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 10,200 students enrolled at CWI, 406 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 213 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,155. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full CWI Veteran Student Life Report
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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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