2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate

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 Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8,701 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for 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 general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying psychology.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,399 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 15 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 3,610 students enrolled at Upper Iowa University were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,399. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Upper Iowa University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa

398 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,621 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychology for an Associate. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school situated in Forest City, Iowa. It awarded 28 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Waldorf University supports 3,025 students, and 398 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 319 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,621. 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.

Full Waldorf Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Psychology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.