2023 Best Early Childhood and Family Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Early Childhood and Family Studies is the 741st most popular major in the country with 259 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 177 early childhood and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood and family studies 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 early childhood and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The early childhood and family studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying early childhood and family studies.

Top 2 Best Early Childhood and Family Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2,081 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,975 Average GI Bill® Award

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 the Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 31 ’s early childhood and family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at UA, 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. To help with additional expenses, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UA 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UA]](/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/student-life/veterans/)

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

18,040 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,793 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Early Childhood and Family Studies list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 142 ’s early childhood and family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 50,047 students enrolled at American Military University, 18,040 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15,422 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at American Public University System]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Early Childhood and Family Studies Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.