2023 Best Health Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for School Health Education for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,801 people earned their degree in health education, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 581 health education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for School Health Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for School Health Education for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying school health education.
Top 2 Best Health Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for School Health Education for a Master’s list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s school health education students in 2020-2021.
JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 842 of the 21,594 students enrolled at James Madison University were GI Bill® students, of which 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for School Health Education for a Master’s. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 522 of the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. To help with additional expenses, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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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