2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Applied Psychology is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,058 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 193 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in applied psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying applied psychology.

Top 2 Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

507 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 10,775 students enrolled at Angelo State, 507 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,911. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Angelo State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Angelo State University]](/colleges/angelo-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

755 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Applied Psychology for a Master’s. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton State University, 755 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Tarleton State University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Applied 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.