2023 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 118th most popular major in the country with 7,609 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Indiana, there were 149 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 31 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.According to our most recent data, IWU supports 3,108 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,305. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IWU offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at IWU]](/colleges/indiana-wesleyan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,390 students enrolled at IUPUI were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis]](/colleges/indiana-university-purdue-university-indianapolis/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 14 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Among the 10,829 students enrolled at Indiana State, 394 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 217 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,688. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Indiana State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 13 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Southeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.Among the 4,678 students enrolled at Indiana University - Southeast, 162 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,005. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - Southeast offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Indiana University - Southeast Veteran Student Life Report
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Kokomo, Indiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Kokomo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Kokomo supports 3,227 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,235. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - Kokomo offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
UIndy also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 5,638 students enrolled at University of Indianapolis were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Grace College and Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 20 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grace College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 27 of the 1,901 students enrolled at Grace College and Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,455. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Grace College]](/colleges/grace-college-and-theological-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
Marian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Marian also took the #9 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Of the 3,706 students enrolled at Marian University, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,277. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through 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.