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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate

5 Ranked Colleges
748 Degrees Awarded
$24,333 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,495 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,905 and $24,389 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 748 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences.

Top 5 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. Community College of Allegheny County is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CCAC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 13,217 students enrolled at CCAC, 357 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 228 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,255. 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.

Full Community College of Allegheny County Veteran Student Life Report

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Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harcum College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. Harcum College is a small school located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Harcum College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 19 of the 1,150 students enrolled at Harcum College were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,170. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Harcum College Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 52 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 8,191 students enrolled at Fashion Institute of Technology, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Erie Community College
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Erie Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 86 of the 8,364 students enrolled at Erie Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,561. On top of their other funding sources, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

HVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 261 of the 8,933 students enrolled at HVCC were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,179. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full HVCC Veteran Student Life Report

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