2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services
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Ranked Colleges
210
Degrees Awarded
$35,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Family & Community Services is the 377th most popular major in the country with 1,401 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 210 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in family and community services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and community services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services”.
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. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying family and community services.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family and community services degrees to 108 students in 2020-2021.
UMCP also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevenson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevenson is a small school located in Stevenson, Maryland that handed out 24 ’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevenson also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stevenson supports 3,492 students, and 125 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,525. In addition to receiving other benefits, 40 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Stevenson University]](/colleges/stevenson-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family and Community Services. Messiah University is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
Messiah also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 72 of the 3,370 students enrolled at Messiah were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,642. To help with additional expenses, 20 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Messiah offers 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 86%.
Full Messiah 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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