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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 for Police Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 74th most popular major in the country with 22,722 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and police science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and police science 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 criminal justice and police science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying police science.

Top 3 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 32 masters’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 340 of the 6,885 students enrolled at California University of Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 201 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,252. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/california-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the #2 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s police science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

UB also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.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. 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

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Police Science for a Master’s. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 masters’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Suffolk University supports 6,830 students, and 54 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,143. During this same period, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Suffolk University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Suffolk Veteran Student Life Report

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