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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy

5 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Animal-Assisted Therapy” ranking.

Animal-Assisted Therapy is the 1045th most popular major in the country with 85 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in animal-assisted therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal-assisted therapy 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 animal-assisted therapy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy”.

Top 5 Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Colleges for Veterans

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy list. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Aurora did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 6,265 students enrolled at Aurora, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Aurora offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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Lake Erie College
Painesville, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Erie College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy. LEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Painesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

LEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 949 students enrolled at Lake Erie College were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,725. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Lake Erie College Veteran Student Life Report

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Averett University
Danville, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, Averett University landed the #3 spot on the list. Averett University is a small school located in Danville, Virginia that handed out 3 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

AU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 887 students enrolled at Averett University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,806. To help with additional expenses, 0 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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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #4 spot on the list. Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Carroll Montana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 69 of the 1,108 students enrolled at Carroll College were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,186. To help with additional expenses, 23 students received scholarships through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Carroll Montana]](/colleges/carroll-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal-Assisted Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and it awarded 9 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hocking Technical College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hocking Technical College supports 2,431 students, and 113 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hocking Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Hocking Technical College]](/colleges/hocking-college/student-life/veterans/)

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