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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services

6 Ranked Colleges
2,210 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mental & Social Health Services is the 46th most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,158 and had an average of $24,907 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 2,210 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,608 and $25,926 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mental and social health services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental and social health services programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services”.

Top 6 Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our arizona vets studying mental health services list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 171 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1,677 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

Grand Canyon University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University, 7,172 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Grand Canyon University]](/colleges/grand-canyon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 112 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 89,763 students enrolled at University of Phoenix - Arizona, 135 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Phoenix - Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mental health services degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Pima County Community College District also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 853 of the 15,544 students enrolled at Pima County Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 426 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,036. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 Pima Community College]](/colleges/pima-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Mental Health Services list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health services degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Ottawa University - Phoenix did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 18 of the 1,051 students enrolled at Ottawa University - Phoenix were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,703. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ottawa University - Phoenix does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Veteran Student Life Report

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