2023 Best Other Psychology & Counseling Colleges for Veterans in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling” 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 California, there were 166 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other psychology and counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other psychology and counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other psychology and counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other psychology & counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling”.

Top 2 Best Other Psychology & Counseling Colleges for Veterans in California

1

University of San Diego
San Diego, California

44 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$22,598 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling. This medium-sized school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 97 ’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 8,861 students enrolled at University of San Diego, 44 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 $22,598. During this same period, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, California

87 GI Bill® Students**

$15,735 Average GI Bill® Award

$67,742 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Psychology & Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #2 spot on the list. SMC is located in Moraga, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s other psychology and counseling degrees to qualified students.

SMC 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 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,735. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Mary’s College of California offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Mary’s College of California]](/colleges/saint-marys-college-of-california/student-life/veterans/)

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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.