2023 Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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Other Research & Experimental Psychology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Jersey, there were 419 other research and experimental psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Research & Experimental Psychology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other research and experimental psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other research and experimental psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other research and experimental psychology 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 New Jersey for Research & Experimental Psychology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Research & Experimental Psychology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

337 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Research & Experimental Psychology for a Master’s list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.

Montclair State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State, 337 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. During this same period, 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 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%.

Full Montclair State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

24 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$27,256 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Research & Experimental Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Princeton also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Princeton University supports 7,853 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Princeton]](/colleges/princeton-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.