2023 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 540 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
SFASU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU, 427 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family Studies for a Master’s. Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
PVAMU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 9,248 students enrolled at PVAMU, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 156 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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