2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s. JBU is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 35 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JBU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 56 of the 2,343 students enrolled at JBU were GI Bill® students, of which 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,115. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree vets studying mental health counseling/counselor list, UCA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 10,335 students enrolled at UCA were GI Bill® students, of which 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 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%.

Full University of Central Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report

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Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 16 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Of the 3,163 students enrolled at Henderson State University, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,114. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%.

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