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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing

2 Ranked Colleges
331 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing” ranking.

Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing is the 754th most popular major in the country with 331 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing.

Top 2 Best Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 219 ’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees to qualified students.

UPenn 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 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing that were part of this year’s ranking, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #2 spot on the list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ponce, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,614 students enrolled at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, 246 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,883. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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