2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s” 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.
Across Tennessee, there were 390 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,428 and $26,387 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 65 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Of the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 6 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 $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full East Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Knoxville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville]](/colleges/the-university-of-tennessee/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 32 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UofM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.According to our most recent data, UofM supports 22,205 students, and 766 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 446 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,772. During this same period, 4 students received funds 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 UofM]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 3 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,284 of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University were GI Bill® students, of which 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 Middle Tennessee State University]](/colleges/middle-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Our most recent data shows that 431 of the 11,728 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga were GI Bill® students, of which 270 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,374. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Veteran Student Life Report
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Vanderbilt University]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Public Health for a Master’s list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 7,615 students enrolled at Tennessee State University, 249 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 102 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,829. During this same period, 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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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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