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2023 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans in Wyoming

7 Ranked Colleges
1,241 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions

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 Wyoming for Health Professions” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wyoming, there were 1,241 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,983 and $16,197 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions”.

Top 7 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans in Wyoming

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 313 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,829 students enrolled at UW, 473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,738. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sheridan, Wyoming, and it awarded 228 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Wyoming Community College District also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Wyoming Community College District supports 3,741 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,081. 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 Northern Wyoming Community College District]](/colleges/sheridan-college/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 244 students in 2020-2021.

LCCC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, LCCC supports 3,838 students, and 186 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 107 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,488. 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.

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Casper College
Casper, Wyoming

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #4 spot on the list. Casper College is located in Casper, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 228 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Casper College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,551 students enrolled at Casper College, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,246. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Casper College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Casper College]](/colleges/casper-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

WWCC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 2,776 students enrolled at WWCC, 40 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,847. 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.

Full WWCC Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming

Northwest College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions list. Northwest Community College is a public institution located in Powell, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwest Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 1,438 students enrolled at Northwest Community College, 43 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,368. During this same period, 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 Northwest College Veteran Student Life Report

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Central Wyoming College
Riverton, Wyoming

Central Wyoming College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Wyoming for Health Professions ranking. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

CWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,755 students enrolled at Central Wyoming College, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,217. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 CWC]](/colleges/central-wyoming-college/student-life/veterans/)

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