2023 Best School Psychology Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 North Carolina for School Psychology” ranking.

School Psychology is the 260th most popular major in the country with 3,230 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 41 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for School Psychology” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school psychology 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 school psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for School Psychology

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for School Psychology”.

Top 2 Best School Psychology Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$61,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for School Psychology that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s school psychology students in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 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 freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

2

Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

780 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,464 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for School Psychology. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s school psychology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Appalachian State 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 780 of the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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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.