2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s” 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 Wisconsin, there were 185 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 Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s list. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
UW - River Falls also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UW - River Falls supports 5,855 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received funds through 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #2 spot on the list. Superior, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our wisconsin master’s degree vets studying counselor education/school counseling and guidance services list, UW - Superior has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Of the 2,560 students enrolled at UW - Superior, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,761. During this same period, 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 University of Wisconsin - Superior]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-superior/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout also took the #4 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Stout supports 7,970 students, and 305 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,590. During this same period, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Stout]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-stout/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 29 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Whitewater not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater supports 11,989 students, and 383 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 181 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Whitewater]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-whitewater/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 43 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.According to our most recent data, Concordia University, Wisconsin supports 5,492 students, and 143 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,821. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Wisconsin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Concordia University, Wisconsin Veteran Student Life Report
Lakeland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s ranking. Lakeland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lakeland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 2,753 students enrolled at Lakeland University were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,775. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received scholarships 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 Lakeland University]](/colleges/lakeland-college/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services for a Master’s ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 15,314 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, 450 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,012. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UW Oshkosh 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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