2023 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
135
Degrees Awarded
$27,400
Avg Cost*
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 the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,021 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 135 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult health nurse/nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The adult health nursing 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 the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying adult health nursing.
Top 2 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 131 ’s adult health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, OCU supports 2,617 students, and 114 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,606. To help with additional expenses, 22 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OCU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Adult Health Nursing list. Aspen University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 455 ’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.
Aspen University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 188 of the 9,563 students enrolled at Aspen University were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Aspen University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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