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2023 Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

1 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Behavioral Science for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 California for Behavioral Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across California, there were 570 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,812 and $32,369 respectively.

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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 California for Behavioral Science for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Behavioral Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Behavioral Science for a Master’s”.

Top 1 Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Behavioral Science for a Master’s. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.

SFSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University, 950 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SFSU]](/colleges/san-francisco-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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