2023 Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gerontology for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 141 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gerontology for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and a strong support system for 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 gerontology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gerontology for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying gerontology.
Top 2 Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gerontology for a Doctorate list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 2 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gerontology for a Doctorate list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s gerontology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 928 of the 15,892 students enrolled at University of Nebraska at Omaha were GI Bill® students, of which 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska at Omaha does offer credit for military training for eligible 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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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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