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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

10 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

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 Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is the 211th most popular major in the country with 3,405 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 200 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling” ranking looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying marriage and family therapy/counseling.

Top 10 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 10 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Grand Canyon University crest
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 29 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying marriage and family therapy/counseling list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Texas A & M University - Central Texas supports 2,339 students, and 1,101 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 516 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,003. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 495 of the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU were GI Bill® students, of which 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2020-2021.

UMHB also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 454 of the 3,876 students enrolled at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor were GI Bill® students, of which 304 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,603. To help with additional expenses, 135 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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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Clear Lake also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 9,053 students enrolled at UH Clear Lake, 465 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 292 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,337. 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.

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 UH Clear Lake Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2020-2021.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCO]](/colleges/university-of-central-oklahoma/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling ranking, coming in at #8. OBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, OBU supports 1,763 students, and 80 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,051. In addition to receiving other benefits, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OBU 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%.

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Hardin - Simmons University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2020-2021.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 2,128 students enrolled at Hardin - Simmons University were GI Bill® students, of which 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,160. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Hardin - Simmons University]](/colleges/hardin-simmons-university/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #10, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 36 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Abilene Christian University supports 5,291 students, and 269 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 160 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,303. To help with additional expenses, 72 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%.

Full Abilene Christian University Veteran Student Life Report

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