2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Practice for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for Nursing Practice for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,262 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice 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 nursing practice program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Practice for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Practice for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Practice for a Master’s. University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying nursing practice list, UMary has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Mary supports 3,799 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,000. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mary 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Mary]](/colleges/university-of-mary/student-life/veterans/)
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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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