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2023 Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

6 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

College Student Counseling & Personnel Services is the 429th most popular major in the country with 1,082 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 226 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in college student counseling and personnel services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality college student counseling and personnel services programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the college student counseling and personnel services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree vets studying college student counseling.

Top 6 Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 36 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also took the #2 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 780 of the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State University were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 26 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Our most recent data shows that 885 of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

NC A&T also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 12,753 students enrolled at North Carolina A & T State University were GI Bill® students, of which 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,612. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for 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 NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.

UNC Pembroke also took the #6 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Pembroke supports 8,262 students, and 712 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 200 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,292. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Pembroke offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Pembroke]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-pembroke/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for College Student Counseling for a Master’s ranking. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 37 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

WCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 12,243 students enrolled at WCU were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,242. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Western Carolina University Veteran Student Life Report

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