2023 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 30 masters’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 131 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Capella University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #3 spot on the list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 75 masters’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying developmental and child psychology list, Walden University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,721 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Walden University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. On top of their other funding sources, 3 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%.

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