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2023 Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,578 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate”.

Top 5 Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.

SLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 12,229 students enrolled at Saint Louis University, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNMC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska Medical Center supports 3,699 students, and 72 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,242. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska Medical Center does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Public Health for a Doctorate list. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 140 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.

Walden University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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