2023 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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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 Oregon for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Doctorate” ranking.
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 118th most popular major in the country with 7,609 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Oregon, there were 92 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental health counseling/counselor programs and a strong support system for 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 mental health counseling/counselor program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Western States landed the #1 spot on the list. Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western States Chiropractic College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 47 of the 1,195 students enrolled at University of Western States were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,134. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 University of Western States]](/colleges/university-of-western-states/student-life/veterans/)
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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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