2023 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
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Ranked Colleges
28
Degrees Awarded
$23,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico 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 New Mexico, there were 31 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental health counseling/counselor programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
USW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.According to our most recent data, University of the Southwest supports 904 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,384. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of the Southwest]](/colleges/university-of-the-southwest/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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