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2023 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

2 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$27,633 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Human Services is the 74th most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,839 and had an average of $30,553 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 129 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,730 and $22,700 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 117 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human services 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 human services 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 North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wingate, North Carolina, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wingate, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wingate supports 3,653 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,143. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wingate 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%.

Full Wingate Veteran Student Life Report

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Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, North Carolina

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Human Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lees - McRae College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lees - McRae College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 838 students enrolled at Lees - McRae College, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Lees - McRae College Veteran Student Life Report

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