2023 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region for Human Development and Family Studies for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,497 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 587 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general human development and family studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Human Development and Family Studies for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying human development and family studies.
Top 1 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Human Development and Family Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s human development and family studies students in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Dakota State supports 11,405 students, and 369 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 158 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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