2023 Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Family Systems is the 582nd most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 471 family systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in family systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family systems programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying family systems.
Top 8 Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family systems degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family systems students in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan also made our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan 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%.
Full Central Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family systems degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss, 351 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family systems students in 2020-2021.
Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 85%. 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 Towson University]](/colleges/towson-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s family systems degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying family systems list, Ball State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State, 455 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 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%.
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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family systems degrees to 151 students in 2020-2021.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 368 of the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU were GI Bill® students, of which 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full BYU Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 40 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU also made our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 29,596 students enrolled at WSU, 747 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Weber State University]](/colleges/weber-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Central Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Family Systems for a Bachelor’s ranking. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2020-2021.
CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University 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 $5,593. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Washington University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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