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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Child Development is the 239th most popular major in the country with 4,641 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,630 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child development programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying child development.

Top 7 Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State, 780 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Appalachian State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Appalachian State University]](/colleges/appalachian-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying child development list, ETSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying child development list, NC A&T has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Carolina A & T State University supports 12,753 students, and 789 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 245 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,612. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,033 of the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. On top of their other funding sources, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at West Virginia University]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.

Alcorn State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Alcorn State supports 3,230 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,404. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alcorn State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Alcorn State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Point University
West Point, Georgia

Point University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Child Development for a Bachelor’s list. Point is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Point, Georgia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 1,946 students enrolled at Point were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,741. 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.

Full Point Veteran Student Life Report

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