The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 193 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Grand Canyon University supports 103,427 students, and 7,172 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 are 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
TTUHSC also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center supports 5,274 students, and 219 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,474. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 TTUHSC]](/colleges/texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Master’s list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 934 of the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO were GI Bill® students, of which 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCO offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-central-oklahoma/student-life/veterans/)
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