2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 453 people earned their degree in other student counseling and personnel services, making the major the 715th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in other student counseling and personnel services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other student counseling and personnel services programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other student counseling and personnel services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying other student counseling.
Top 9 Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 26 masters’s other student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other student counseling degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
K -State also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kansas State University]](/colleges/kansas-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other student counseling degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul University supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other student counseling degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Colorado State supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s other student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 3,591 students enrolled at St. Edward’s University, 170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $28,263. During this same period, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Touro College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s ranking. Touro is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s other student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Touro also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 11,699 students enrolled at Touro were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,456. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Touro offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Wake Forest University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s other student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 8,789 students enrolled at Wake Forest University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wake Forest University]](/colleges/wake-forest-university/student-life/veterans/)
McDaniel College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other student counseling degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,931 students enrolled at McDaniel, 59 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,496. During this same period, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full McDaniel Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Student Counseling for a Master’s ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also made our “Best Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Among the 4,432 students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,958. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus]](/colleges/southern-arkansas-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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