2023 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Human Development and Family Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,497 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 267 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human development and family studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Human Development and Family Studies for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Human Development and Family Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Human Development and Family Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Human Development and Family Studies for a Doctorate. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human development and family studies students in 2020-2021.
Montclair State also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1.Of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State, 337 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montclair State 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montclair State]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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