2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor
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Ranked Colleges
18
Degrees Awarded
$30,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Plains States Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor” ranking.
Genetic Counseling/Counselor is the 706th most popular major in the country with 288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 18 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genetic counseling/counselor programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the genetic counseling/counselor program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor”.
Top 1 Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s genetic counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,019 students enrolled at Augustana University, 27 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,930. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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