2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,104 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,283 and $22,715 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 708 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences 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, consumer and human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at Central New Mexico Community College, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 26,034 students enrolled at El Paso Community College, 1,324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 511 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,459. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 79 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, Tulsa Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 15,568 students enrolled at Tulsa Community College, 581 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 176 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,612. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laredo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. Laredo College is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Laredo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Laredo College supports 9,292 students, and 111 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,287. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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