2023 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 12,323 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 455 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.
Top 2 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1.Of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne University, 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Duquesne Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Ship not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, Ship supports 6,130 students, and 266 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 117 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ship 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%.
Full Ship Veteran Student Life Report
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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
- *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.
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