2023 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,046 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 121 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s”.
Top 5 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s. TTUHSC is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
TTUHSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 5,274 students enrolled at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 219 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,474. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. 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.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 48 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling students in 2020-2021.
UNT also made our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UTEP also took the #4 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s list. UT Southwestern is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Southwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 2,299 students enrolled at UT Southwestern were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full UT Southwestern Veteran Student Life Report
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