2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

School Psychology is the 260th most popular major in the country with 3,230 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 151 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in school psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the school psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

219 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate list. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne, 219 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,403. During this same period, 43 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, Pennsylvania

298 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,600 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for School Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 10,037 students enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus, 298 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,600. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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.