2023 Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 982 people earned their degree in social psychology, making the major the 438th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in social psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social psychology 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 social psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 masters’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
NYU also made our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying social psychology list, UNR has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. 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 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 University of Nevada - Reno Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying social psychology list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, 261 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social psychology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State, 455 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ball State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 12 masters’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also made our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 623 of the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell were GI Bill® students, of which 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts - Lowell]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/student-life/veterans/)
Hunter College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Hunter College supports 24,052 students, and 152 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 97 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. 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 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 Hunter Veteran Student Life Report
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social psychology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying social psychology list, The Graduate Center has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center, CUNY, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,335. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The Graduate Center, CUNY]](/colleges/cuny-graduate-school-and-university-center/student-life/veterans/)
Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Social Psychology for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social psychology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Teachers College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,547 students enrolled at Teachers College at Columbia University, 30 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,966. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Teachers College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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