2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Behavioral Sciences for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Behavioral Sciences for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Behavioral Sciences is the 177th most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 682 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 187 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral 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 behavioral sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The behavioral sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Behavioral Sciences for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Behavioral Sciences for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree vets studying behavioral sciences.
Top 1 Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Behavioral Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
American River did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 25,422 students enrolled at American River College, 618 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 424 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $520. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. American River College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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