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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Family Studies for a Master’s list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UA also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. During this same period, 357 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UA]](/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/student-life/veterans/)