2026 Best Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Colleges for Veterans
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study emergency room/trauma nursing, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 2 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing emergency room/trauma nursing, using our 2026 methodology.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual reviewed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Top 2 Best Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Colleges for Veterans
Learn more about these veteran-friendly emergency room/trauma nursing colleges below:
Our analysis ranked Samford University the #1 college for veteran and military-affiliated students pursuing a degree in emergency room/trauma nursing. It scores 80.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 71.1, and veteran resources 66.7.
More about the emergency room/trauma nursing program at Samford University
A rank of #2 makes Emory University one of the top emergency room/trauma nursing colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 51.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 44.6, alongside a 33.3 veteran-support score.
See the full emergency room/trauma nursing report for Emory University
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying emergency room/trauma nursing: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.