2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Clinical/Medical Social Work is the 261st most popular major in the country with 2,534 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 693 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical/medical social work programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the clinical/medical social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 307 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. 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.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 41 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 22,563 students enrolled at UAB, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. On top of their other funding sources, 15 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UAB Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 134 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
FAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU, 708 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,153. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Mississippi supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Mississippi Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying clinical/medical social work list, UNF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNF supports 16,926 students, and 1,067 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 616 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,959. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 University of North Florida Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 57 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Florida International University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of West Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 52 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
UWF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 13,061 students enrolled at UWF, 1,438 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,810. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical/medical social work students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 14,606 students enrolled at University of Southern Mississippi, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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 University of Southern Mississippi 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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