by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study psychology, general. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 153 schools that serve veteran psychology, general. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Leading the list is James Madison University, our #1 psychology, general. college for veterans. James Madison University scores 89.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about psychology, general. at James Madison University
Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a great choice for veterans pursuing psychology, general., landing the #2 spot this year. The school's overall veterans score is 88.8 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about psychology, general. at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
A rank of #3 makes East Carolina University one of the top psychology, general. colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 88.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about psychology, general. at East Carolina University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a great choice for veterans pursuing psychology, general., landing the #4 spot this year. The school's overall veterans score is 88.1 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the psychology, general. program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Veteran students seeking a strong psychology, general. program will find one at San Diego State University, which ranked #5. The school's overall veterans score is 87.8 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. More about the psychology, general. program at San Diego State University
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing psychology, general.. University of Alabama at Birmingham scores 87.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. See the full psychology, general. report for University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Virginia-Main Campus placed #7 among the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. University of Virginia-Main Campus scores 87.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the psychology, general. program at University of Virginia-Main Campus
Stony Brook University came in at #8 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. Stony Brook University scores 87.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the psychology, general. program at Stony Brook University
California State University-Long Beach placed #9 among the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. California State University-Long Beach scores 86.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. See the full psychology, general. report for California State University-Long Beach
University of Florida came in at #10 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. University of Florida scores 86.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the psychology, general. program at University of Florida
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ranked #11 on our 2026 list of the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 85.6 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. See the full psychology, general. report for University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
University of Maryland-College Park came in at #12 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. It scores 85.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the psychology, general. program at University of Maryland-College Park
Texas Tech University came in at #13 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. Texas Tech University scores 84.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about psychology, general. at Texas Tech University
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo came in at #14 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. It scores 84.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Miami University-Oxford placed #15 among the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. Miami University-Oxford scores 83.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the psychology, general. program at Miami University-Oxford
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #16 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 83.3 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for Southern New Hampshire University
Rutgers University-Camden placed #17 among the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 83.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about psychology, general. at Rutgers University-Camden
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities came in at #18 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 83.0 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the psychology, general. program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
National University ranked #19 on our 2026 list of the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. National University scores 82.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for National University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #20 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. It scores 82.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Michigan-Dearborn came in at #21 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. University of Michigan-Dearborn scores 82.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the psychology, general. program at University of Michigan-Dearborn
Florida State University came in at #22 for veteran psychology, general. students this year. Florida State University scores 82.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the psychology, general. program at Florida State University
The University of Alabama placed #23 among the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. It scores 82.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. See the full psychology, general. report for The University of Alabama
University of South Dakota ranked #24 on our 2026 list of the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. University of South Dakota scores 82.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for University of South Dakota
George Mason University ranked #25 on our 2026 list of the best psychology, general. colleges for veterans. George Mason University scores 82.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full psychology, general. report for George Mason University
These psychology, general. colleges also placed near the top this year:
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying psychology, general.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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