2023 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,405 people earned their degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 529 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marriage and family therapy/counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Nova Southeastern University supports 20,888 students, and 522 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 335 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,213. On top of their other funding sources, 70 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
ULM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 268 of the 8,888 students enrolled at University of Louisiana at Monroe were GI Bill® students, of which 104 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,837. 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.
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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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