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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,526 people earned their degree in community health services/liaison/counseling, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 924 community health services/liaison/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 650 community health services/liaison/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in community health services/liaison/counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community health services/liaison/counseling programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community health services/liaison/counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying community health services/liaison/counseling.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 504 bachelors’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
JMU also made our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 842 of the 21,594 students enrolled at JMU were GI Bill® students, of which 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. JMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at James Madison University]](/colleges/james-madison-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Central Arkansas supports 10,335 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 194 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. During this same period, 0 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 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UWF is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying community health services/liaison/counseling list, UWF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,438 of the 13,061 students enrolled at UWF were GI Bill® students, of which 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,810. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UWF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UWF Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying community health services/liaison/counseling list, Cumberlands has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of the Cumberlands supports 19,110 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 120 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Cumberlands 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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