2023 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Family Studies for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Family Studies for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Family Studies for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Family Studies for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 151 of the 18,224 students enrolled at Delta were GI Bill® students, of which 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $812. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Delta offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at San Joaquin Delta College]](/colleges/san-joaquin-delta-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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