2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
387
Degrees Awarded
$17,170
Avg Salary
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 Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 3,601 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,351 and $23,527 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 387 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 27 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 26,034 students enrolled at El Paso Community College, 1,324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 511 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,459. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at El Paso Community College]](/colleges/el-paso-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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