2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Sciences 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 Southwest Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Behavioral Sciences is the 177th most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 983 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying behavioral sciences.
Top 1 Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 465 of the 9,053 students enrolled at University of Houston - Clear Lake were GI Bill® students, of which 292 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,337. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston - Clear Lake offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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