2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Counseling Psychology

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Counseling Psychology” ranking.

Counseling Psychology is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,463 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Hawaii, there were 97 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Counseling Psychology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great counseling psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology 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 Hawaii for Counseling Psychology

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii vets studying counseling psychology.

Top 2 Best Counseling Psychology Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

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Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii

324 GI Bill® Students**

$11,723 Average GI Bill® Award

$44,647 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Counseling Psychology that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 73 ’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our hawaii vets studying counseling psychology list, Chaminade University of Honolulu has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Chaminade University of Honolulu supports 2,208 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 234 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,723. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Chaminade University of Honolulu offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full Chaminade University of Honolulu Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii

147 GI Bill® Students**

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

$43,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Counseling Psychology list. UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

UH Hilo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UH Hilo supports 3,165 students, and 147 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 75 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Hilo offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hawaii at Hilo]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-hilo/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

Footnotes

• *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.