2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Human Services for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 13,238 people earned their degree in general human services, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human services programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2,589 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,867 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2,721 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Human Services for a Doctorate. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 60 doctorate’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Walden University also made our “Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Walden University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Walden University]](/colleges/walden-university/student-life/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 University of the Fraser Valley.