2023 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Counseling Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Counseling Psychology is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,463 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Minnesota, there were 241 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Counseling Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counseling psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great counseling psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Counseling Psychology for a Doctorate

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

Top 2 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Counseling Psychology for a Doctorate list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Of the 9,792 students enrolled at UST MN, 2 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UST MN 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota

10 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$10,663 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Counseling Psychology for a Doctorate list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

SMU MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Of the 5,152 students enrolled at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, 10 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 $10,663. 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.

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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota]](/colleges/saint-marys-university-of-minnesota/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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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

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.