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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental Health is the 387th most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 258 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health 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 environmental health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, ECU supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. 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.

Full ECU Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 19 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

ETSU also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, ETSU supports 13,713 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,115. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full East Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 12 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 University of Georgia Veteran Student Life Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern Kentucky University supports 14,465 students, and 869 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 469 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Kentucky University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Health for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 21 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

WCU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 12,243 students enrolled at WCU were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,242. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. WCU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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