2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Psychology & Counseling for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Psychology & Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Psychology & Counseling is the 555th most popular major in the country with 666 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 205 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other psychology and counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other psychology and counseling 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 the Far Western US Region for Other Psychology & Counseling for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Psychology & Counseling for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Other Psychology & Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Psychology & Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 87 of the 3,439 students enrolled at Saint Mary’s College of California were GI Bill® students, of which 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,735. During this same period, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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