2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s
12
Ranked Colleges
436
Degrees Awarded
$30,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,463 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 436 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counseling psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 34 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UChicago also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago, 241 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 58 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full University of Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 are 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 $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 92%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 4,202 students enrolled at Wayne State College were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,083. 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.
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 Wayne State College]](/colleges/wayne-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying counseling psychology list, Faulkner has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Faulkner University supports 2,961 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,817. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying counseling psychology list, OBU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,763 students enrolled at OBU, 80 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,051. In addition to receiving other benefits, 18 students received funds 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%.
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Corban University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Corban University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Corban did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,160 students enrolled at Corban, 50 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,294. In addition to receiving other benefits, 16 students received funds 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 Corban University]](/colleges/corban-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Alaska Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Alaska Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 493 students enrolled at Alaska Pacific, 59 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,912. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Alaska Pacific]](/colleges/alaska-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.
Cornerstone also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 1,917 students enrolled at Cornerstone University were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,056. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Cornerstone Veteran Student Life Report
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying counseling psychology list, Emmanuel Boston has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 29 of the 1,946 students enrolled at Emmanuel College Massachusetts were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,005. During this same period, 9 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 Emmanuel College Massachusetts]](/colleges/emmanuel-college-massachusetts/student-life/veterans/)
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s list. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Johnson & Wales University - Providence supports 5,676 students, and 265 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 175 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full JWU Providence Veteran Student Life Report
Toccoa Falls College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Toccoa Falls is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Toccoa Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 27 of the 1,698 students enrolled at Toccoa Falls College were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 Toccoa Falls]](/colleges/toccoa-falls-college/student-life/veterans/)
Lesley University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Counseling Psychology for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Lesley Veteran Student Life Report
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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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