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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate

2 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$52,410 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 4,847 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,149 and $26,132 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Temple University]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Chatham also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, Chatham supports 2,353 students, and 54 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 27 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,888. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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