2023 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,366 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.
Top 9 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UTSA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3,565 of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio were GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at San Antonio offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services list, TCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students qualified for 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 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 TCU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 6 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 10,820 students enrolled at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 773 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 357 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,191. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M Corpus Christi]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-corpus-christi/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services list, SHSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full SHSU Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT 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 85%.
Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report
Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Texas Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #7 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M Commerce, 594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Commerce 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
- *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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