2023 Best Health Education Colleges for Veterans in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for School Health Education” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health Education is the 319th most popular major in the country with 1,801 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 20 health education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for School Health Education” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the health education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for School Health Education

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas vets studying school health education.

Top 2 Best Health Education Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

5 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,925 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for School Health Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s school health education degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station 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 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

571 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,470 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for School Health Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, PVAMU supports 9,248 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 156 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Prairie View A & M University 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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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