2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate

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 the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate” 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. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8,701 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,524 and $28,616 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate”.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,399 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,610 students enrolled at UIU, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,399. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UIU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa

398 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,621 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate list. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Waldorf, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,025 students enrolled at Waldorf, 398 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 319 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,621. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Waldorf University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Psychology Associate 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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