2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 328 people earned their degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling, making the major the 751st most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling 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 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate”.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling.

Top 2 Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

89 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$24,415 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the #1 spot on the list. Loyola University Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Maryland also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 89 of the 5,282 students enrolled at Loyola University Maryland were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,415. To help with additional expenses, 43 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola University Maryland]](/colleges/loyola-university-baltimore/student-life/veterans/)

2

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, Missouri

90 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,077 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MBTS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,432 students enrolled at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 90 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,077. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]](/colleges/midwestern-baptist-theological-seminary/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.