2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Psychology for a Doctorate

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, TCU supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Psychology for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin does offer 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Psychology for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice, 157 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. During this same period, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor, 876 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. To help with additional expenses, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

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