2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,290 people earned their degree in forensic psychology, making the major the 267th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 400 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forensic psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forensic psychology programs and a strong support system for 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 forensic psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

7 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$5,372 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s forensic psychology degrees to qualified students.

Maryville U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville University of Saint Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,372. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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%.

Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Veteran Student Life Report

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Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

88 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 Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forensic Psychology for a Bachelor’s. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s forensic psychology degrees to qualified students.

St. Ambrose University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,003 students enrolled at St. Ambrose University, 88 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,054. During this same period, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Ambrose University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 St. Ambrose University]](/colleges/saint-ambrose-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor’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.