2023 Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,169 people earned their degree in behavioral science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,701 and had an average of $35,804 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,814 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 behavioral science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying behavioral science.
Top 16 Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 515 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas, 70 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full KU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 36,208 students enrolled at San Jose State, 660 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 384 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,909. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying behavioral science list, UW - Green Bay has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 8,954 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, 362 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,302. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through 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 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 465 of the 9,053 students enrolled at UH 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. 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%.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Johns Hopkins]](/colleges/johns-hopkins-university/student-life/veterans/)
California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUDH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, CSUDH supports 18,687 students, and 267 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 96 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,463. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CSUDH]](/colleges/california-state-university-dominguez-hills/student-life/veterans/)
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 350 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UOPX - Arizona supports 89,763 students, and 135 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 157 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UOPX - Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, MSU Denver supports 19,086 students, and 1,222 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 867 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Denver offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Metropolitan State University of Denver]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-college-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)
University of Phoenix - California did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying behavioral science list, UOPX - California has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,179 students enrolled at UOPX - California, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,279. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UOPX - California Veteran Student Life Report
Concordia University, Irvine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 4,071 students enrolled at Concordia University, Irvine, 113 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,273. To help with additional expenses, 12 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Irvine]](/colleges/concordia-university-irvine/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, George Fox University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, George Fox University supports 4,106 students, and 145 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 77 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,462. On top of their other funding sources, 28 students received funds through 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 GFU Veteran Student Life Report
Franklin and Marshall College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin and Marshall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 2,254 students enrolled at Franklin and Marshall College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,279. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Franklin and Marshall]](/colleges/franklin-and-marshall-college/student-life/veterans/)
Missouri Baptist University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
MBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 4,860 students enrolled at Missouri Baptist University, 71 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,645. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Athens State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Athens, Alabama, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Athens State University also made our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Of the 2,867 students enrolled at Athens State University, 144 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,326. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Athens State University]](/colleges/athens-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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