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2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

6 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$48,398 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,291 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 162 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,344 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent student counseling programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the student counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s

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

Top 6 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Connecticut supports 27,215 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UCONN Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s. SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Of the 9,331 students enrolled at SCSU, 301 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 202 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,110. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.According to our most recent data, CCSU supports 10,652 students, and 321 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 166 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.According to our most recent data, Fairfield U supports 5,513 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,139. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WestConn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 5,246 students enrolled at Western Connecticut State University, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,114. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full WestConn Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Student Counseling for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.According to our most recent data, UBridgeport supports 4,155 students, and 85 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 57 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UBridgeport]](/colleges/university-of-bridgeport/student-life/veterans/)

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