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2023 Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

10 Ranked Colleges
422 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor's

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 for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 676 people earned their degree in other human development, family studies, and related services, making the major the 526th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 422 other human development, family studies, and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other human development, family studies, and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other human development, family studies, and related services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other human development, family studies, and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s”.

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Auburn University Veteran Student Life Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services students in 2020-2021.

Clemson also made our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University, 1,127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. In addition to receiving other benefits, 100 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Portland State University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

UIC also made our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIC 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%.

Full UIC Veteran Student Life Report

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other human development, family studies, & related services list, Winthrop has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Winthrop supports 5,576 students, and 416 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 120 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,514. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other human development, family studies, & related services list, Ball State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State University, 455 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ball State]](/colleges/ball-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, SIUC supports 11,366 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 83 bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

Merrimack not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 5,418 students enrolled at Merrimack, 72 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,794. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Merrimack Veteran Student Life Report

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University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized public school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

USC Upstate did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, USC Upstate supports 6,038 students, and 389 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Point University
West Point, Georgia

Point University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. West Point, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other human development, family studies, and related services degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Point also made our “Best Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Among the 1,946 students enrolled at Point University, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,741. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Point Veteran Student Life Report

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