Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
South University, Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, South University, Columbia supports 732 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 126 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,143. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. South University, Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.