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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Family and Community Services for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Family & Community Services is the 377th most popular major in the country with 1,401 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and community services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and community services 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 family and community services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The family and community services 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 for Family and Community Services for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying family and community services.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 17 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying family and community services list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 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. 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.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying family and community services list, WMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also made our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Michigan State University supports 49,695 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State University]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 847 of the 17,517 students enrolled at WKU were GI Bill® students, of which 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Kentucky University]](/colleges/western-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)
Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Family and Community Services for a Master’s list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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