2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Human Services for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southwest Region for General Human Services for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,238 people earned their degree in general human services, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,424 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general human services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Human Services for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Human Services for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying general human services.
Top 1 Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Human Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECU is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying general human services list, ECU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,608 students enrolled at ECU, 185 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,245. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at East Central University]](/colleges/east-central-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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