2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$25,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in family systems, making the major the 582nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 159 family systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in family systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying family systems.
Top 3 Best Family Systems Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UK Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family systems degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern Mississippi]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Family Systems that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s family systems students in 2020-2021.
UNA also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 8,086 students enrolled at UNA, 331 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,111. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNA does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UNA 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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