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2023 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 68th most popular major in the country with 12,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 770 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance 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 Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Top 6 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UTSA supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. 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.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 10,820 students enrolled at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 773 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 357 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,191. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Corpus Christi does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Texas supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 594 of the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Commerce were GI Bill® students, of which 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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