2023 Best Other Public Health Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Public Health is the 216th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 37 other public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Other Public Health Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s other public health students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montgomery College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Public Health Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 20,037 students enrolled at Montgomery College, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 278 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,545. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montgomery College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montgomery College]](/colleges/montgomery-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ICC also made our “Best Other Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 4,696 students enrolled at ICC, 141 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Itawamba Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dutchess Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Public Health for an Associate. DCC is a public institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Public Health Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 90 of the 8,034 students enrolled at DCC were GI Bill® students, of which 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,344. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. DCC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dutchess Community College]](/colleges/dutchess-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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