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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Health Education and Promotion is the 165th most popular major in the country with 4,563 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 586 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 306 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in public health education and promotion. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health education and promotion programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health education and promotion program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 934 of the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma were GI Bill® students, of which 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Oklahoma does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 47 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 85%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, Texas State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas State University supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, New Mexico State University - Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor, 876 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. During this same period, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Bachelor’s ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health education and promotion degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
UTEP also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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