2023 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 7,609 people earned their degree in mental health counseling/counselor, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.

Across Louisiana, there were 57 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mental health counseling/counselor programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

1

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

145 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 21 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.According to our most recent data, Loyola University New Orleans supports 4,497 students, and 145 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,702. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships 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 Loyola University New Orleans Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana

30 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,446 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Holy Cross. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

UHC also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UHC supports 1,137 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,446. During this same period, 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Holy Cross Veteran Student Life Report

3

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

105 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$11,637 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s list. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 10 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at XULA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Among the 3,383 students enrolled at Xavier University of Louisiana, 105 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,637. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.