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2023 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

6 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,046 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying vocational rehabilitation counseling.

Top 6 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying vocational rehabilitation counseling list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ECU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying vocational rehabilitation counseling list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying vocational rehabilitation counseling list, NC A&T has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 12,753 students enrolled at North Carolina A & T State University, 789 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Doctorate list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 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 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)

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