2023 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
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Ranked Colleges
32
Degrees Awarded
$25,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Maryland for Family Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Maryland, there were 32 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences 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 family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The family studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies”.
Top 2 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies. Morgan State is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 7,634 students enrolled at Morgan State, 227 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 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 Morgan State University]](/colleges/morgan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Family Studies list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
UMES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,646 students enrolled at UMES, 72 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,633. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full UMES 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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