2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 1,098 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,650 and $23,336 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 587 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 221 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona 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%.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 41 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 280 students in 2020-2021.
NAU also made our “Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2.Of the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University, 1,055 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Public Health for a Bachelor’s. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.According to our most recent data, AIU Online supports 15,415 students, and 640 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 665 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,136. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full AIU Online Veteran Student Life Report
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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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