2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support
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Degrees Awarded
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Alternative Medical Support Services is the 335th most popular major in the country with 227 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, alternative medical support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,302 and had an average of $23,229 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in alternative medical support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality alternative medical support services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the alternative medical support services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Alternative Medical Support Services Schools
The alternative medical support 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 for Alternative Medical Support”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support
The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying alternative medical support.
Top 3 Best Alternative Medical Support Services Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bastyr University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support list. Bastyr University is located in Kenmore, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s alternative medical support degrees to qualified students.
Bastyr University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 904 students enrolled at Bastyr University, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,155. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
Full Bastyr University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support list. Southwest Tech is a small public school situated in Fennimore, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 ’s alternative medical support degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 2,581 students enrolled at Southwest Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,505. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland University of Integrative Health. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Alternative Medical Support list. Maryland University of Integrative Health is a small school located in Laurel, Maryland that handed out 65 ’s alternative medical support degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MUIH, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 815 students enrolled at MUIH, 96 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,332. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MUIH]](/colleges/maryland-university-of-integrative-health/student-life/veterans/)
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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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