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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 Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,563 people earned their degree in public health education and promotion, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,607 public health education and promotion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public health education and promotion program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, ECU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 25 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at University of South Carolina - Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 90%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 UARK]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health education and promotion students in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro, 885 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 38 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marymount, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 175 of the 3,294 students enrolled at Marymount University were GI Bill® students, of which 172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,047. During this same period, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marymount University does offer 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marymount]](/colleges/marymount-university/student-life/veterans/)
Medical University of South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s ranking. Medical University of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying public health education and promotion list, MUSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 3,083 students enrolled at Medical University of South Carolina, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MUSC]](/colleges/medical-university-of-south-carolina/student-life/veterans/)
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Health Education and Promotion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 149 masters’s public health education and promotion degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Emory]](/colleges/emory-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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