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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 masters’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne, 219 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 43 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duquesne]](/colleges/duquesne-university/student-life/veterans/)