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2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 939 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,754 and $26,608 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.According to our most recent data, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus supports 766 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 34 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,683. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 87 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 16 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Psychology for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Our most recent data shows that 342 of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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