2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,248 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general human development and family studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human development and family studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 385 of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University were GI Bill® students, of which 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Syracuse University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Syracuse University]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Montclair State University supports 21,005 students, and 337 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. 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.
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 Montclair State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UD also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Delaware supports 23,613 students, and 364 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 188 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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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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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