2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 499 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral sciences programs and a strong support system for 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying behavioral sciences.
Top 2 Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, UPenn supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Behavioral Sciences for a Master’s. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UB, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 173 of the 4,169 students enrolled at University of Baltimore were GI Bill® students, of which 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,002. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UB]](/colleges/university-of-baltimore/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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