2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s
12
Ranked Colleges
1,148
Degrees Awarded
$31,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s” ranking.
Behavioral Sciences is the 177th most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral sciences. 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying behavioral sciences.
Top 12 Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 17 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 40 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas 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 $10,917. 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.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full KU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 7 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 64 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
UPenn also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UPenn]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 67 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Washington University in St Louis]](/colleges/washington-university-in-st-louis/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 29 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Eastern Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 19 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
EWU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 12,349 students enrolled at Eastern Washington University, 647 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 296 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,760. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Eastern Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Baltimore ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
UB also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.According to our most recent data, University of Baltimore supports 4,169 students, and 173 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 90 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,002. 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.
Full University of Baltimore Veteran Student Life Report
San Francisco State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
SFSU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Among the 27,349 students enrolled at SFSU, 950 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. During this same period, 0 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%.
Full SFSU Veteran Student Life Report
Antioch University - New England landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Antioch University - New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Antioch University - New England supports 895 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,358. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Antioch University - New England does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,530 students enrolled at CIIS were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,556. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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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