2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Our most recent data shows that 331 of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato were GI Bill® students, of which 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report

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Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 3,814 students enrolled at Bethel University Minnesota, 116 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,703. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s list. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3.Among the 11,841 students enrolled at St. Cloud State University, 291 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,067. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Cloud State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 St. Cloud State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Our most recent data shows that 257 of the 7,552 students enrolled at Metro State were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,216. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Metro State 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%.

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