2023 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,104 people earned their degree in family practice nurse/nursing, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,745 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family practice nurse/nursing 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 family practice nurse/nursing 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 Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying family practice nursing.
Top 3 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Incarnate Word. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.
UIW also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 7,917 students enrolled at UIW, 1,174 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 761 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,131. To help with additional expenses, 87 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIW 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of the Incarnate Word]](/colleges/university-of-the-incarnate-word/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees to qualified students.
University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students qualified for 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Tulsa 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
- *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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