2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Arizona, there were 2,900 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,852 and $30,537 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.
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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Of the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University, 1,055 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Arizona University does offer 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%.
Full NAU 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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