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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,894 and had an average of $30,175 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 596 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,398 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree vets studying clinical psychology.

Top 6 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Our most recent data shows that 423 of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,069. 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.

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 Rowan Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate. Teaneck, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

FDU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Of the 7,479 students enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus, 48 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 $12,737. To help with additional expenses, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Kean University
Union, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Of the 14,064 students enrolled at Kean University, 253 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,357. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Kean]](/colleges/kean-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #6.Among the 9,635 students enrolled at William Paterson University, 133 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,535. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. William Paterson University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full William Paterson University Veteran Student Life Report

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College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Morristown, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

CSE also took the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Of the 1,272 students enrolled at College of Saint Elizabeth, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,617. 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 CSE]](/colleges/college-of-saint-elizabeth/student-life/veterans/)

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Caldwell University
Caldwell, New Jersey

Caldwell University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Clinical Psychology for a Doctorate list. Located in Caldwell, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.

Caldwell also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.According to our most recent data, Caldwell supports 2,274 students, and 14 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,495. During this same period, 1 students qualified for 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 Caldwell University]](/colleges/caldwell-college/student-life/veterans/)

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