2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s

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King University
Bristol, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, King University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bristol, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family practice nursing degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

King also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4.Among the 1,746 students enrolled at King, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,981. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full King University Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.

Southern Adventist also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3.Among the 2,730 students enrolled at Southern Adventist, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,631. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Adventist offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Southern Adventist University Veteran Student Life Report

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South College
Knoxville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s. South College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 51 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

South College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 5,171 students enrolled at South College, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 230 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,622. To help with additional expenses, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 67 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree vets studying family practice nursing list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Vanderbilt Veteran Student Life Report

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s family practice nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carson - Newman, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carson - Newman University supports 2,911 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 60 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,328. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Carson - Newman University]](/colleges/carson-newman-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Union University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Family Practice Nursing for a Master’s ranking. Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 35 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Union also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Among the 3,071 students enrolled at Union University, 78 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,190. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Union Veteran Student Life Report