2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s

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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 North Carolina, there were 149 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

1

East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

8 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, ECU supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at East Carolina University]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

1,102 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Development and Family Studies for a Master’s. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 NC State Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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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