2023 Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across West Virginia, there were 924 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree vets studying psychology.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in West Virginia

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

406 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,840 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Marshall University also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 406 of the 11,958 students enrolled at Marshall University were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,840. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marshall University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Marshall University Veteran Student Life Report

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

18,040 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in West Virginia for Psychology for a Master’s list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 93 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list.According to our most recent data, American Military University supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. During this same period, 0 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at American Military University]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)

• Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best General 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.

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